Hot Desert

Genus	Species	Variety	Cultivar	Common Name	Max Height	Full Sun	Part Sun	Full Shade
Abronia	villosa	villosa		Sand Verbena	0.2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Abutilon	palmeri			Indian Mallow	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Acacia	greggii			Cat Claw	5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Agave	deserti			Century Plant	0.2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Agave	utahensis			Century Plant	0.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ambrosia	psilostachya			Western Ragweed	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Antirrhinum	coulterianum			Coulters Snapdragon	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Arabis	pulchra	gracilis		Beautiful Rockcress	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Arctostaphylos	glauca			Big Berry Manzanita	4	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Asclepias	erosa			Desert Milkweed	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Atriplex	canescens			Four-wing Salt Bush	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Atriplex	hymenelytra			Desert Holly	0.6	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Atriplex	lentiformis	Breweri		Brewers Salt Bush	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Atriplex	lentiformis	lentiformis		Salt Bush	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Atriplex	polycarpa			Alkali Saltbush	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Atriplex	spinifera			Spinescale	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Baccharis	emoryi			Emory Baccharis	3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Baccharis	glutinosa			Sticky Baccharis	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Baccharis	sarothroides			Broom Baccharis	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Baccharis	sergiloides			Squaw Waterweed	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Baileya	multiradiata			Desert Marigold	0.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Beloperone	californica			Chuparosa	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Bothriochloa	barbinodis			Cane Bluestem	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Calliandra	eriophylla			Fairy Duster	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Calochortus	species			Mariposa Lilly	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Calyptridium	monandrum				0.1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Carex	praegraclis			Clustered Field Sedge	0.5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Carnegia	gigantea			Saguaro	20	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Cassia	armata			Desert Senna	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Celtis	reticulata			Hackberry	10	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Cercidium	floridum			Palo Verde	10	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Cercidium	microphyllum			Littleleaf Palo Verde	6	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Cercis	occidentalis			Western Redbud	5	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Chilopsis	linearis			Desert Willow	10	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Chrysothamnus	nauseosus			Rabbitbrush	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Chrysothamnus	nauseosus	viscosus		Owens Rabbitbrush	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Cirsium	proteanum			Red Thistle	2	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Cowania	mexicana	Stansburiana		Cliff Rose	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Cucurbita	foetidissima			Calabazilla	4	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Dalea	fremontii			Indigo Bush	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Dalea	spinosa			Smoke Tree	7	no	no	no	Picture and Description.
Delphinium	parishii			Sky Blue Larkspur	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Diplacus	longiflorus	calycinus			1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Distichlis	spicata	stricta		Alkali Grass	0.1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Dyssodia	thurberi			Dainty Yellow Composite	0.7	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Emmenanthe	penduliflora			Whispering Bells	0.3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Encelia	actonii			Desert Encelia	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Encelia	farinosa			Incienso	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ephedra	californica				2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ephedra	virides			Mormon Tea	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ericameria	brachylepis			Boundary Goldenbush	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Eriodictyon	angustifolium			Narrow-leafed Yerba Santa	0.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Eriogonum	bailey	bailey		Annual Field Buckwheat	0.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Eriogonum	fasciculatum	foliolosum		California Buckwheat	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Eriogonum	fasciculatum	polifolium		Interior California Buckwheat	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Eriogonum	fasciculatum	polifolium	Margarita Fog	Margarita Fog	0.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Eriogonum	inflatum			Desert Trumpet	1.3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Eriogonum	nudum	pubiflorum			0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Eurotia	lanata			Winterfat	0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Fallugia	paradoxa			Apache Plume	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Ferocactus	acanthodes			Compass Barrel Cactus	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Forestiera	neomexicana			Desert Olive	3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Fouquieria	splendens			Ocotillo	7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Fremontodendron			Ken Taylor	Ken Taylors Flannel	4	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Fremontodendron			Pacific Sunset	Flannel Bush	6	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Grayia	spinosa			Hopsage	1.3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Haplopappus	linearifolius				1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Hyptis	emoryi			Desert Lavender	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Isomeris	arborea				1.3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Isomeris	arborea	globosa			1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Juniperus	californica			California Juniper	5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Keckiella	antirrhinoides	microphylla			2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Larrea	tridentata			Creosote Bush	6	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lasthenia	glabrata			Goldfields	0.1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lepidium	fremontii			Desert Alyssum	0.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lepidium	lasiocarpum			Peppergrass	0.3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lepidospartum	squamatum				2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lupinus	excubitus				1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lupinus	sparsiflorus				0.2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Lycium	andersonii			Waterjacket	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Machaeranthera	tortifolia			Mojave Aster	0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Mahonia	fremontii			Desert Mahonia	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Maurandya	antirrhiniflora			Snapdragon Vine	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Melica	imperfecta			California Melic	0.5	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Mimulus	fremontii				0.1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Monolopia	lanceolata			Common Monolopia	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Montia	perifoliata			Miner's Lettuce	0.3	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Nicotiana	trigonophylla			Desert Tobacco	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Nolina	bigelovii			Beargrass	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Oenothera	caespitosa	marginata		Evening Primrose	0.3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Oenothera	deltoides			Desert Primrose	0.3	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.
Oenothera	primiveris			Yellow Sun Cups	0.1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Olneya	tesota			Desert Ironwood	7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Opuntia	basilaris			Beavertail Cactus	0.4	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Orthocarpus	densiflorus			Owl's Clover	0.2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Oryzopsis	hymenoides			Ricegrass	0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	eatonii				1	no	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	incertus			Western Desert Penstemon	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	palmeri			Balloon Flower	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	pseudospectabilis			Pink Showy Penstemon	2	no	no	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	speciosus			Sagebrush Penstemon	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	thurberi			Desert Surprise	1.3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Penstemon	utahensis				0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Phacelia	campanularia			Desert Bluebell	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Phacelia	tanacetifolia			Lacy Phacelia	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Platanus	racemosa			California sycamore	25	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Pluchea	sericea			Arrow Weed	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Poa	scabrella			Pine bluegrass	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Populus	fremontii			Western Cottonwood	20	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Populus	fremontii		Zapata		20	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Populus	fremontii	Carrizo		Fremont Cottonwood	20	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Populus	fremontiiX	Calm		Fremont Cottonwood	20	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Prosopis	glandulosa	torreyana		Honey Mesquite	6	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Prosopis	pubescens			Screwbean Mesquite	7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Prunus	fasciculata			Desert Almond	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Prunus	fremontii			Desert Apricot	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Purshia	glandulosa				1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Rhamnus	californica	cuspidata			3	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Ribes	quercetorum			Yellow Gooseberry	1	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Rosa	woodsii	glabrata (mohavensis)			1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Salazaria	mexicana			Bladder-Sage	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Salix	exigua			Narrowleaf Willow	4	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Salix	goodingii			San Joaquin Willow	10	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Salix	goodingii	variabilis		San Joaquin Willow	30	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Salvia	carduacea			Thistle Sage	0.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Salvia	columbariae			Chia	0.7	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Salvia	dorrii			Desert Sage	1	no	no	no	Picture and Description.
Salvia	vaseyi			Wand Sage	1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Senecio	douglasii			Butterweed	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Sidalcea	neomexicana			Checkers	0.2	no	no	no	Picture and Description.
Simmondsia	chinensis				1.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Sphaeralcea	ambigua			Desert Mallow	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Stanleya	elata			Panamint Plume	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Stanleya	pinnata			Princes Plume	2	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Stipa	speciosa				1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Suaeda	torreyana			Inkweed	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Tetradymia	spinosa	longispina		Cotton Thorn	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Verbena	goodingii			Pink Verbena	0.5	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Viguiera	deltoidea	parishii		Desert Sunflower	1	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Vitis	girdiana			S. Cal. Grape	3	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Washingtonia	filifera			California Fan Palm	16	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Yucca	brevifolia			Joshua Tree	6	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Yucca	schidigera				4	yes	no	no	Picture and Description.
Zauschneria	californica		Pink	Pink California Fuchsia	0.6	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Zauschneria	latifolia		Badger Pass	Mountain California Fuchsia	0	yes	yes	no	Picture and Description.
Zigadenus	brevibracteatus			Desert Zigadene	0.6	no	no	yes	Picture and Description.