This list shows 113 xeriscape plants that are native to your location, and are carried in nurseries. Plants are ordered by their popularity in gardening applications.
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1. Honey Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa
2. Palmer’s Indian Mallow
Abutilon palmeri
3. Desertbroom
Baccharis sarothroides
4. California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
5. Alkali Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
6. Jojoba
Simmondsia chinensis
7. Four-Wing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
8. Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
9. Catalina Currant
Ribes viburnifolium
10. Purple Threeawn
Aristida purpurea
11. Big Saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
12. Shaw’s Agave
Agave shawii
13. Velvet Mesquite
Prosopis velutina
14. San Diego County Sunflower
Bahiopsis laciniata
15. Chalk Dudleya
Dudleya pulverulenta
16. Fingertips
Dudleya edulis
17. Broom Snakeweed
Gutierrezia sarothrae
18. Snapdragon Penstemon
Keckiella antirrhinoides
19. Anderson’s Boxthorn
Lycium andersonii
20. Munz’s Sage
Salvia munzii
21. Tecate Cypress
Cupressus forbesii
22. Golden Snake Cactus
Bergerocactus emoryi
23. Desert Wishbone-Bush
Mirabilis laevis
24. Southwestern Mock Vervain
Glandularia gooddingii
25. Baja Rose
Rosa minutifolia
26. Wishbone-Bush
Mirabilis laevis var. villosa
27. California Four O’Clock
Mirabilis laevis var. crassifolia
28. Chia Sage
Salvia columbariae
29. Coulter’s Lupine
Lupinus sparsiflorus
30. Bristly Matilija Poppy
Romneya trichocalyx
31. Mexican Flannelbush
Fremontodendron mexicanum
32. Whitemargin Sandmat
Euphorbia albomarginata
33. Sacred Thorn-Apple
Datura wrightii
34. Tulip Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
35. Engelmann’s Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
36. Desert Lily
Hesperocallis undulata
37. Strawberry Cactus
Mammillaria dioica
38. Threadleaf Ragwort
Senecio flaccidus
39. Ropevine Clematis
Clematis pauciflora
40. California Boxthorn
Lycium californicum
41. Sixweeks Fescue
Vulpia octoflora
42. Racemed Fiestaflower
Pholistoma racemosum
43. Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
44. Bush Rue
Cneoridium dumosum
45. Bastardsage
Eriogonum wrightii
46. Western Honey Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana
47. California Copperleaf
Acalypha californica
48. San Diego Ragweed
Ambrosia pumila
49. Red Sand Verbena
Abronia maritima
50. Common Fiddleneck
Amsinckia intermedia
51. Pride Of California
Lathyrus splendens
52. Desert Thorn-Apple
Datura discolor
53. Coville’s Lipfern
Myriopteris covillei
54. Early Onion
Allium praecox
55. Sweetbush
Bebbia juncea
56. Douglas’ Ragwort
Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii
57. Distant Phacelia
Phacelia distans
58. Dehesa Nolina
Nolina interrata
59. Emory’s Globemallow
Sphaeralcea emoryi
60. Spike Dropseed
Sporobolus contractus
61. Bajada Lupine
Lupinus concinnus
62. Stiff-Haired Lotus
Acmispon strigosus
63. Slender Poreleaf
Porophyllum gracile
64. Fall Tansyaster
Dieteria asteroides
65. Rough Sweetbush
Bebbia juncea var. aspera
66. Thinleaf Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex linearis
67. Singlewhorl Burrobrush
Ambrosia monogyra
68. Black-Banded Rabbitbrush
Ericameria paniculata
69. Bractscale
Atriplex serenana
70. San Diego Tarweed
Deinandra paniculata
71. Coastal Bird’s-Foot Trefoil
Acmispon maritimus
72. Coastal Cholla
Cylindropuntia prolifera
73. California Adolphia
Adolphia californica
74. Fringed Twinevine
Funastrum cynanchoides
75. Interior California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium
76. San Joaquin Snakeweed
Gutierrezia californica
77. Palmer’s Goldenbush
Ericameria palmeri
78. Flatspine Bur Ragweed
Ambrosia acanthicarpa
79. Thistle Sage
Salvia carduacea
80. Southern Suncup
Camissoniopsis bistorta
81. Parish’s Goldeneye
Bahiopsis parishii
82. Hairy Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon trichocalyx
83. Whisperingbells
Emmenanthe penduliflora
84. Snake Cholla
Cylindropuntia californica
85. San Diego Pitcher Sage
Lepechinia ganderi
86. California Jointfir
Ephedra californica
87. Spotted Locoweed
Astragalus lentiginosus
88. Bigelow’s Spikemoss
Selaginella bigelovii
89. San Diego Bursage
Ambrosia chenopodiifolia
90. Alkali Mallow
Malvella leprosa
91. Seaside Petunia
Calibrachoa parviflora
92. Cooper’s Popcornflower
Plagiobothrys collinus
93. California Suncup
Eulobus californicus
94. Southern Mountain Misery
Chamaebatia australis
95. Bladderpod Spiderflower
Peritoma arborea
96. Otay Mountain Lotus
Hosackia crassifolia var. otayensis
97. Woolly Plantain
Plantago patagonica
98. Dunn’s Mariposa Lily
Calochortus dunnii
99. Whitestem Blazingstar
Mentzelia albicaulis
100. Nuttall’s Povertyweed
Blitum nuttallianum
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