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Plants at The Living Desert
The Living Desert is one of the most successful zoological parks in the
country and offers visitors the most complete introduction to the natural
desert. The organization is dedicated to preserving not only plant and
animal life of deserts from around the world but also educating the public
through interpretive exhibits, programs and publications. Enjoy your tour
of the plants found at The Living Desert.
Click Here for a list of plants in the Butterflies Alive! Exhibit.
Plants in the African Gardens at The Living Desert
Acacia:
Flat top - Acacia abyssinica
Apple ring – Acacia (Faidherbia) albida
Large-leaved – Acacia amythethophylla
Sand - Acacia arenaria
Flame thorn - Acacia ataxacantha
Sticky - Acacia borleae
Black monkey thorn - Acacia burkei
Common hook thorn - Acacia caffra
Corky-bark – Acacia davyi
Camel thorn - Acacia erioloba
Blue thorn – Acacia erubescens
Blade thorn - Acacia fleckii
Monkey thorn - Acacia galpinii
Red thorn - Acacia gerrardii
Horned thorn - Acacia grandicornuta
Grey camel thorn - Acacia haematoxylon
Candle pod - Acacia hebeclada
Sweet thorn – Acacia karoo
Flood-plain - Acacia kirkii
Black thorn - Acacia mellifera
Brandberg - Acacia montis-usti
Water - Acacia nebrownii
Knob thorn - Acacia nigrescens
Scented thorn - Acacia nilotica adstringens
Scented thorn – Acacia nilotica tomentosa
Falcon’s Claw - Acacia polyacantha campylacantha
False umbrella thorn - Acacia reficiens
Splendid - Acacia robusta
Three-thorned - Acacia senegal rostrata
Paperbark - Acacia sieberana woodii
Swazi - Acacia swazica
Umbrella thorn - Acacia tortilis
Fever tree-– Acacia xanthopholea
Baobob - Adansonia digitata
Worm cure albizia - Albizia anthelmintica
Mountain albizia - Albizia brevifolia
Aloes:
Kokerboom - Aloe dichotoma
Boskokerboom - Aloe ramosissima
Tilt-head - Aloe speciosa
Coral - Aloe striata
Partridge breast - Aloe variegata
African Ocotillo - Alluaudia procera
White bauhinia - Bauhinia petersiana
Natal bauhinia - Bauhinia natalensis
Yellow bell bauhinia - Bauhinia tomentosa
Tree wisteria - Bolusanthus speciosus
Natal plum - Carissa grandiflora
Trumpet thorn/Rattle bush - Catophractes alexandri
White stinkwood - Celtis africana
Leadwood - Combretum imberbe
Bastard cobas - Cyphostemma juttae
Royal poinciana - Delonix regia
Sickle bush/Kalahari Christmas tree - Dichrostachys cinerea
Wild pear - Dombeya rotundifolia
Kei-apple/Lion bush - Dovyalis caffra
Ice plant - Drosanthemum hispidum
Natal coral tree - Erythrina humeana
Candelabra euphorbia - Euphorbia ingens
Crown of thorns - Euphorbia milii
Pencil tree - Euphorbia tirucalli
African milk tree - Euphorbia trigona
Indian laurel fig - Ficus microcarpa nitida
Peepul, Bo tree - Ficus religiosa
Rusty leaf fig - Ficus rubiginosa australis ‘Florida’
Lavender star flower - Grewia occidentalis
Jacaranda - Jacaranda mimosifolia
Sausage tree - Kigelia africana
Rain tree - Lonchocarpus cappasa
Horseradish Tree - Moringa oleifera
Chinese lantern - Nymania capensis
Madagascar palm - Pachypodium geayi
Wild hair tree - Parkinsonia africana
African wattle – Peltophorum africanum
Purple fountain grass - Pennisetum setaceum cupreum
Pink trumpet - Podranea ricasoliana
Elephant food - Potulacaria afra
Karoo gold - Rhigozum obovatum
African sumac - Rhus lancea
Mother-in-law’s tongue - Sansieveria trifasciata
Karoo boer-bean - Schotia afra
Starfish flower/Carrion flower - Stapelia gigantea
African star-chestnut - Sterculia africana
Large-leaved star-chestnut – Sterculia quinqueloba
Bird of paradise - Strelitzia reginae
Cape honeysuckle - Tecomaria capensis
Purple-pod terminalia - Terminalia prunioides
Yellow dot - Wedelia trilobata
Buffalo thorn - Ziziphus mucronata
Plants in the North American Gardens at The Living
Desert
Guajillo/Berlandier acacia - Acacia berlandieri
Boat thorn acacia - Acacia cochliacantha (A. cymbispina)
White thorn acacia - Acacia constricta
Cat’s claw acacia - Acacia
greggii
Fern leaf acacia - Acacia pennatula
Blackbrush acacia - Acacia rigidula
Roemer acacia - Acacia roemeriana
Palo blanco - Acacia willardiana
Copperleaf - Acalypha californica
Golden head - Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus
Century plant - Agave americana
Desert agave - Agave deserti
Twin-flowered agave - Agave geminiflora
Havard agave - Agave havardiana
Shin-digger agave - Agave lechuguilla
Octopus agave - Agave vilmoriniana
Canyon ragweed - Ambrosia ambrosioides
Goosefoot bursage - Ambrosia chenopodifolia
Triangle-leaved bursage - Ambrosia deltoidea
Burro bush - Ambrosia dumosa
Wooly-fruited bursage - Ambrosia eriocentra
Magdalena bursage - Ambrosia magdalenae
Desert honeysuckle - Anisacanthus thurberi
Coral vine - Antigonon leptopus
Golden columbine - Aquilegia chrysantha
California sagebrush - Artemisia californica
Sand sagebrush - Artemisia filifolia
Coachwhip milkweed – Asclepias albicans
Milkweed - Asclepias subulata
Squaw waterweed - Baccharis sergiloides
Desert marigold - Baileya multiradiata
Cow-foot orchid tree – Bauhinia lunaroides(congesta)
Desert barberry - Berberis haematocarpa
Agarita - Berberis trifoliata
Chocolate flower - Berlandiera lyrata
Mexican Blue palm - Brahea armata
Butterfly bush - Buddleja marrubifolia
Copal - Bursera hindsiana
Elephant tree - Bursera microphylla
Elephant tree/Copalquin/Torote blanco -
Pachycormus discolor
Mexican bird-of-paradise - Caesalpinia mexicana
Red bird-of-paradise - Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Baja fairy duster - Calliandra
californica
Saguaro - Carnegiea gigantea
Coue’s cassia - Cassia covesii
Desert hackberry - Celtis pallida
Desert willow - Chilopsis linearis
Chitalpa - X Chitalpa tashkentensis
Damianita - Chrysactinia mexicana
Black-banded rabbitbrush - Chrysothamnus paniculatus
Bladderpod – Cleome (Isomeris) arborea
Bitter candalia - Condalia globosa
Texas olive - Cordia boissieri
Little leaf cordia - Cordia parvifolia
Foxtail cactus - Escobaria (Coryphantha) vivipara alversonii
Baby bonnets/Coursetia - Coursetia glandulosa
Coyote melon - Cucurbita palmata
Bat faced cuphea - Cuphea llavea
Sago palm - Cycas revoluta
Cycads - Cycas Species
Baja dalea - Dalea bicolor orcuttiana
Black dalea - Dalea frutescens
Trailing smoke bush - Dalea greggii
Dye weed – Psorothamnus (Dalea) emoryi
Bush dalea - Dalea pulchra
Sotol - Dasylirion acrotriche
Mexican grass tree - Dasylirion quadrangulatum (longissimum)
Desert spoon - Dasylirion wheeleri
Mexican persimmon - Diospyros texana
Hopbush - Dodonea viscosa
Golden barrel - Echinocactus grussonii
Eagle-claw cactus - Echinocactus horizonthalonius
Cotton top - Echinocactus polycephalus
Horse-crippler - Echinocactus texensis
Hedgehog cactus - Echinocereus
engelmannii
Rainbow hedgehog - Echinocereus pectinatus
Mojave mound - Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Brittlebush - Encelia farinosa
Rayless encelia - Encelia frutescens
Mormon tea - Ephedra aspera
California desert buckwheat - Eriogonum fasciculatum polifolium
Shrubby euphorbia - Euphorbia xantii
Sonoran kidneywood - Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Texas kidneywood - Eysenhardtia texana
Apache plume - Fallugia paradoxa
Compass barrel - Ferocactus cylindraceus
Coville barrel - Ferocactus emoryi (covillei)
Fishhook barrel - Ferocactus wislizenii
Baja rock fig - Ficus palmeri
Tarbush - Flourensia cernua
Desert olive – Forestiera pubescens (neomexicana)
Boojum - Fouquieria columnaris
Adam’s tree - Fouquieria diguettii
Mexican tree ocotillo - Fouquieria macdougalii
Ocotillo - Fouquieria splendens
Guara - Gaura lindheimeri
Guayacan - Guaiacum coulteri
Matchweed - Gutierrezia sarothrae
Brasil - Haematoxylon brasiletto
Mexican ebony – Havardia mexicana (Pithecellobium mexicanum)
Cheesebush - Hymenoclea salsola
Angelita daisy - Hymenoxys acaulis
Desert lavender - Hyptis emoryi
Lomboy - Jatropha cinerea
Limber bush - Jatropha cuneata
Leatherstem/Sangre de Drago - Jatropha dioica
California juniper - Juniperus californica
Chuparosa - Justicia californica
Hummingbird bush - Justicia ovata
Golden-ball lead tree - Leucaena retusa
Texas ranger - Leucophyllum frutescens
Mexican lobelia - Lobelia laxiflora
Senita - Lophocereus schottii
Totem pole cactus - Lophocereus schottii monstrosa
Desert wolfberry - Lycium andersonii
Pitaya agria - Sttenocereus (Machereocereus) gummosus
Yellow orchid vine - Mascagnia macroptera
Wishbone bush - Mirabilis bigelovii
Desert tobacco - Nicotiana trigonophylla
Large evening primrose - Oenothera caespitosa
Ironwood - Olneya tesota
Beavertail - Opuntia basilaris
Teddy bear/Jumping cholla - Opuntia
bigelovii
Pancake prickly pear - Opuntia chlorotica
Silver cholla - Opuntia echinocarpa
Chain fruit cholla - Opuntia fulgida
Christmas cactus - Opuntia leptocaulis
Cow’s tongue prickly pear - Opuntia lindheimeri linguiformis
Munz cholla - Opuntia munzii
Pencil cholla - Opuntia ramosissima
Cardon - Pachycereus pringlei
Mexican palo verde - Parkinsonia aculeata
Palo verde - Parkinsonia florida (Cercidium
floridum)
Little-leaf palo verde - Parkinsonia microphylla (Cercidium microphyllum)
Palo brea - Parkinsonia (Cercidium) praecox
Sonoran palo verde - Parkinsonia (Cercidium) sonorae
Candelilla - Pedilanthus macrocarpus
Palmer penstemon - Penstemon palmeri
Parry penstemon - Penstemon parryi
Arizona sycamore - Platanus wrightii
Arrowweed - Pluchea sericea
Mexican oregano - Poliomintha longiflora
Fremont cottonwood - Populus fremontii
Western Honey Mesquite
-Prosopsis glandulosa var. torreyana
Desert almond - Prunus fasiculata
Desert apricot - Prunus fremontii
Havard plum - Prunus havardii
Paperflower - Psilostrophe cooperi
Smoke tree - Psorothamnus spinosus
Indigo bush - Psorthamnus schottii
Escarpment live oak - Quercus fusiformis
Desert scrub oak - Quercus turbinella
Redberry - Rhamnus crocea
Lemonade berry bush - Rhus integrifolia
Kearney sumac - Rhus kearneyi
Flame leaf sumac - Rhus lanceolata
Sugar bush - Rhus ovata
Squaw bush - Rhus trilobata
Sonoran palmetto - Sabal uresana
Paper-bag bush - Salazaria mexicana
White sage - Salvia apiana
Baja sage - Salvia brandegei
Fragrant sage - Salvia clevelandii
Carnosa sage - Salvia dorrii
Santa Rosa sage - Salvia eremostachya
Autumn sage - Salvia greggii
Mexican purple sage - Salvia leucantha
Black sage - Salvia mellifera
Cherry sage - Salvia microphylla
Munz sage - Salvia munzii
Sage -Salvia sp.
Jojoba/Goatnut - Simmondsia chinensis
Baja nightshade - Solanum hindsianum
Texas mountain laurel - Sophora secundiflora
Tinta - Stegnosperma halimifolium
Mexican fence post - Stenocereus marginatus
Organ pipe cactus - Stenocereus thurberi
Mexican feather grass - Stipa tenuissima
Mountain marigold - Tagetes lemmonii
Yellow bells - Tecoma stans
San Pedro cactus - Trichocereus pachanoi
Trixis - Trixis californica
Mexican buckeye - Ungnadia speciosa
Nacapule jasmine - Vallesia baileyana
Golden-eye - Viguiera parishii
Desert grape - Vitis girdiana
California fan palm - Washingtonia
filifera
Mexican fan palm - Washingtonia robusta
Banana yucca - Yucca baccata
Joshua tree - Yucca brevifolia
Faxon’s yucca - Yucca carnerosana
Soaptree yucca - Yucca elata
Blue yucca - Yucca rigida
Beaked yucca - Yucca rostrata
Mohave yucca - Yucca schidigera
Hoary yucca - Yucca schottii
Our Lord’s candle - Yucca whipplei
California fuchsia - Zauschneria californica
Devil River sunflower - Zexmenia hispida
This list represents the plants that have “common names.”
The gardens at The Living Desert contain hundreds of other plants that
are not listed here.
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