To go directly to an alphabetical section, click on the letter or letter combination. Alternatively, you may search by scientific name (best choice if you know it) or common name. The difficulty in searching by the common name is that most plants are known by more than one common name, and generally only one common name is present in the database. You also may search for any keyword that might appear in an account. For example, searching for "shrub" brings up over 100 links to pages that have the word "shrub" on them.
The plant list combines plants found in the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens plants with
species not represented in the Gardens. Some of the plants are not strictly Chihuahuan Desert, but
occur in the desert fringes. Species represented by images are marked with the sign §.
Garden species are marked on these index pages with the Gaillardia garden icon 
. However, the species
represented in the gardens change through time and the list may not be current.
| § Abronia angustifolia |  Pink Sand Verbena |
| § Abronia fragrans | Snowball
Sand Verbena |
| § Acaciella angustissima | Whiteball
Acacia, Fern Acacia |
| § Acalypha monostachya | Copper
Leaf |
| § Acer grandidentatum | Big Tooth
Maple |
| § Achnatherum hymenoides | Indian
Ricegrass |
| Acleisanthes acutifolia | Gyp Moonpod |
| § Acleisanthes angustifolia | Sparse-leafed Moonpod |
| § Acleisanthes chenopodioides | Goosefoot Moonpod |
| § Acleisanthes diffusa | Spreading Moonpod |
| § Acleisanthes lanceolata | Lance-leaf Moonpod |
| § Acleisanthes longiflora | Angel Trumpets |
| Acleisanthes parviflora | Gyp Moonpod |
| § Acourtia nana | Dwarf
Desertpeonia |
| § Acourtia runcinata | Peonia |
| § Acourtia wrightii | Desert
Holly |
| Agastache aurantiaca |
"Navajo Sunset" |
| § Agastache cana | Bubble Gum
Mint |
| § Agastache pallidiflora | Bill
Williams Mountain Giant Hyssop |
| Agastache rupestris | Threadleaf
Giant Hyssop |
| Agastache wrightii |
Wright's Giant Hyssop |
| Agave albomarginata |
White-margined Agave |
| Agave americana var. medio-picta |
Striped-edge Agave |
| Agave glomeruliflora | Chisos
Agave |
| § Agave havardiana | Havard
Agave |
| § Agave lechuguilla |
Lechuguilla, Shindagger |
| § Agave lophantha |
Thorn-crested Agave |
| Agave macroculmis | Mountain
Agave, Maguey Verde |
| Agave multiflora |
Many-flowered Agave |
| § Agave palmeri | Palmer
Agave |
| § Agave parryi | Parry
Agave |
| § Agave parryi var. neomexicana | New Mexico
Agave |
| Agave parviflora |
Small-flowered
Agave |
| § Agave scabra | Rough
Agave |
| Agave schidigera | Schidiger
Agave |
| § Agave schottii |
Schott's Agave |
| § Agave striata |
Espadín |
| Agave victoriae-reginae | Queen
Victoria Agave |
| § Agave weberi | Weber
Agave |
| § Agave wocomahi | Wocomahi
Agave |
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine
Bush, Burroweed |
| § Allionia incarnata | Trailing
Four O'clock |
| § Allium cernuum | Nodding
Onion |
| § Allium coryi | Yellow-flowered Onion |
| Allium drummondii | Drummond's
Onion |
| § Allium geyeri | Geyer
Onion |
| § Allium kunthii | Kunth
Onion |
| § Allium macropetalum | Largepetal
Onion |
| § Allium rhizomatum | Wild
Onion |
| § Aloysia gratissima |
Whitebrush, Beebrush |
| § Aloysia macrostachya | Sweet
Stem |
| § Aloysia wrightii |
Oreganillo |
| Amelanchier utahensis |
Serviceberry |
| § Amorpha fruticosa | False
Indigo Bush |
| Amorpha nana | Dwarf
Amorpha |
| Amorpha roemeriana | Texas
Amorpha |
| Amsonia grandiflora | Arizona
Slimpod |
| § Amsonia palmeri | Palmers
Slimpod |
| § Amsonia tomentosa var. stenophylla | Sand
Slimpod |
| Ancistrocactus brevihamatus | Short-spine
Fishhook |
| Ancistrocactus tobuschii | Tobusch
Fishhook |
| Andropogon saccharoides | Silver
Bluestem |
| § Anemone tuberosa | Desert
Windflower, Tuber Anemone |
| § Anemopsis californica | Yerba
Mansa |
| § Anisacanthus linearis | Dwarf
Anisacanthus |
| § Anisacanthus puberulus | Pinky
Anisacanthus |
| § Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii |
Hummingbird Bush |
| § Anisacanthus thurberi | Desert
Honeysuckle |
| § Anulocaulis eriosolenus | Big Bend Ringstem |
| § Anulocaulis hintoniorum | Hinton's Ringstem |
| § Anulocaulis leiosolenus 1 | Southwestern Ringstem |
§ Anulocaulis leiosolenus 2 | Southwestern Ringstem |
| § Antigonon leptopus |
Queen's Wreath, Coral Vine, "Baja Red" |
| § Apodanthera undulata | Melon
Loco |
| § Aquilegia chrysantha var. chrysantha | Golden
Columbine |
| Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinkleyana | Hinkley's Golden
Columbine |
| § Aquilegia longissima | Longspur
Columbine |
| Aquilegia chrysantha var. longissima | Longspur
Golden Columbine |
| § Arbutus xalapensis var. texana | Texas
Madrone |
| § Arctostaphylos pungens | Pointleaf
Manzanita |
| § Argemone sp. | Prickly
Poppy |
| § Argemone polyanthemos | Crested
Pricklypoppy |
| Argemone squarrosa | Hedgehog
Pricklypoppy |
| § Ariocarpus fissuratus | Living
Rock |
| § Aristida purpurea | Purple
Threeawn |
| § Artemisia filifolia | Sand
Sagebrush |
| Artemisia frigida | Prairie
Sagewort |
| § Artemisia ludoviciana | White
Sagebrush |
| § Asclepias asperula | Spider
Milkweed |
| § Asclepias brachystephana | Bract
Milkweed |
| § Asclepias curassavica | Tropical
Milkweed |
| Asclepias linaria | Pineneedle
Milkweed |
| Asclepias speciosa | Showy
Milkweed |
| § Asclepias subverticillata | Poison
Milkweed |
| § Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly
Milkweed |
| Astragalus crassicarpus | Bladderpod
Locoweed |
| § Astragalus missouriensis | Missouri
Milkvetch |
| § Astragalus nuttallianus | Smallflowered
Milkvetch, Annual Locoweed |
| § Astragalus mollissimus var. bigelovii | Wooly
Locoweed |
| § Atriplex canescens | Four-wing
Saltbush |
Last Update: 29 Sep 2013