New Mexico

Native plants in Las Cruces

66 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

5 of them need no watering beyond Las Cruces’s own rainfall

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Trees7

Canopy and structure

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Photo: jrcagle · CC BY 4.0

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

Photo: John Williams · CC0 1.0

Jerusalem Thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Dagger

Yucca treculeana

Mcfetters Alligator Juniper

Juniperus deppeana 'Mcfetters'

Gum Bully

Sideroxylon lanuginosum

Shrubs25

Backbone planting

Skunkbush Sumac

Rhus trilobata

Photo: Kevin Floyd · CC BY 4.0

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Photo: jrcagle · CC BY 4.0

Desert Willow

Chilopsis linearis

Photo: John Williams · CC0 1.0

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Photo: Dmitry Trutsko · CC BY 4.0

Desert Spoon

Dasylirion wheeleri

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Photo: Noland Martin · CC BY 4.0

Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens

No watering needed Photo: Cricket Raspet · CC BY 4.0

Damianita

Chrysactinia mexicana

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Mule Fat

Baccharis salicifolia

Photo: Cricket Raspet · CC BY 4.0

Jerusalem Thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0

Illinois Bundleflower

Desmanthus illinoensis

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 1.0

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata

No watering needed Photo: Mason Heberling · CC BY 4.0

Colorado Four O'Clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Photo: Pete Schwartz · CC0 1.0

Texas Nolina

Nolina texana

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Four-Nerve Daisy

Tetraneuris scaposa

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Texas Mountain Laurel

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum

Photo: Jean H. · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Dagger

Yucca treculeana

Kathy Echols Glade Mallow

Sphaeralcea incana 'Kathy Echols'

No watering needed

Green Sotol

Dasylirion leiophyllum

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Mcfetters Alligator Juniper

Juniperus deppeana 'Mcfetters'

Grasses7

Movement and texture

Buffalograss

Bouteloua dactyloides

Blue Grama Grass

Bouteloua gracilis

Photo: Matt Lavin · CC BY 4.0

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Photo: Leah Gardner · CC0 1.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

Photo: Steve Matson · CC BY 4.0

Seashore Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Photo: Marco Polo amarillas vargas · CC0 1.0

Perennials36

Seasonal colour

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Photo: klicklo · CC BY 4.0

Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 1.0

Silver Falls Dichondra

Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls'

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Indian Blanket

Gaillardia pulchella

Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnifera

Photo: Theresa Strickler · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Photo: Ulrik Andreassen · CC BY 4.0

Turkey-tangle Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Golden Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha

Photo: Tom Kennedy · CC BY 4.0

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Photo: Noland Martin · CC BY 4.0

Desert Marigold

Baileya multiradiata

No watering needed Photo: Casey Flinspach · CC BY 4.0

Plains Zinnia

Zinnia grandiflora

Photo: Catherine C. Galley · CC BY 4.0

Scouring Rush

Equisetum hyemale

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Tall Goldenrod

Solidago altissima

Photo: 岸本年郎 · CC BY 4.0

Illinois Bundleflower

Desmanthus illinoensis

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 1.0

Colorado Four O'Clock

Mirabilis multiflora

Photo: Pete Schwartz · CC0 1.0

Hemp Dogbane

Apocynum cannabinum

Photo: Séraphin Poudrier · CC0 1.0

Four-Nerve Daisy

Tetraneuris scaposa

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Kathy Echols Glade Mallow

Sphaeralcea incana 'Kathy Echols'

No watering needed

Shaggy Dwarf Morning-Glory

Evolvulus nuttallianus

Photo: Russell Pfau · CC BY 4.0

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Texas Betony

Stachys coccinea

Photo: José Belem Hernández Díaz · CC BY 4.0

Prairie Sunflower

Helianthus petiolaris

Photo: Jason Schock · CC BY 4.0

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Pennsylvania Smartweed

Persicaria pensylvanica

Photo: Peter Quakenbush · CC BY 4.0

Kiss-me-quick

Portulaca pilosa

Photo: Stuart · CC0 1.0

Common Groundcherry

Physalis longifolia

Photo: sonoresmore · CC0 1.0

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Ferns1

Shade and damp

Sinuate Fern

Astrolepis sinuata

Photo: Russell Pfau · CC BY 4.0

Succulents10

Dry and architectural

Parry's Agave

Agave parryi

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Desert Spoon

Dasylirion wheeleri

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

Photo: Emily Geest · CC BY 4.0

Soaptree Yucca

Yucca elata

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata

Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Dagger

Yucca faxoniana

Photo: johnyochum · CC BY 4.0

Spanish Dagger

Yucca treculeana

Green Sotol

Dasylirion leiophyllum

Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Alpine Texas Climbing Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus 'Alpine TX Form'

Lechuguilla Agave

Agave lechuguilla

No watering needed Photo: Favian Flores Medina · CC BY 4.0

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