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Bird Available at Desert Survivors (Dec. 2017)- These plants provide food, nesting material or shelter for birds.

Scientific Name Common Name Achillea millefolia Yarrow Agave spp. Agave, century Aloysia gratissima Fragrant beebush Aloysia wrightii Wright’s beebush Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. redolens Western mugwort, white sagebrush Atriplex canescens Fourwing saltbush Atriplex lentiformis var. breweri Brewer’s saltbush Atriplex lentiformis var. lentiformis Quail bush Atriplex linearis Narrowleaf saltbush Baccharis spp. Seepwillow, Desert broom, narroleaf baccharis Baileya multiradiata Desert marigold Berberis spp. Barberry, Algerita Bouteloua spp. Grama grass Capsicum annuum var. aviculare Chiletpine Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro Ceanothus spp. Deerbrush Celtis pallida Desert hackberry Celtis reticulata Canyon hackberry Cercocarpus breviflorus Hairy mountain mahogany Chilopsis linearis subsp. arcuata Native desert willow Cirsium arizonicum thistle Cissus trilobata Arizona grape ivy Condalia spp. Snakeroot Cylindropuntia spp. Cholla

1 Scientific Name Common Name Echinocereus spp. Hedgehog cactus Encelia farinosa Brittlebush Equisetum hyemale var. elatum (E. x Scouringrush horsetail ferrissii) Ericameria nauseosus Rabbit brush Eriogonum spp. Buckwheat Ferocactus wislizenii Fishhook barrel cactus Forestiera shrevei Desert olive Fouquieria splendens subsp. splendens Ocotillo Fragaria bracteata Native strawberry Fraxinus velutina Arizona ash Wright's silktassel Geranium caespitosum Pineywoods geranium Hyptis emoryi Desert lavender Isomeris arborea Bladderpod Juniperus spp. Juniper Justicia californica Chuparosa Koeberlinia spinosa Crucifixion thorn Lonicera interrupta Chapparal honeysuckle Lycium spp. Wolfberry Machaeranthera tanacetifolius Tansyleaf aster Mammillaria spp. Pincushion cactus Mimosa spp. Mimosa Morus microphylla Western mulberry Muhlenbergia spp. Muhly grass Nolina microcarpa Beargrass Oenothera caespitosa White tufted evening primrose Oenothera hookeri (O. elata var. Hooker’s evening primrose hirsutissima)

2 Scientific Name Common Name Olneya tesota Desert ironwood Opuntia spp. Prickly pear Oxalis metcalfei Alpine woodsorrel Quercus spp. Oak Panicum spp. Panic grass Parkinsonia spp. Palo verde Prosopis spp. Native mesquite Rhamnus spp. Buckthorn Rhus spp. Sumac Ribes aureum Golden currant Rosa spp. Wild rose Rubus arizonicus (R. flagellaris) Arizona blackberry Salvia spp. Sage Sambucus mexicana Mexican elderberry Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem Sideroxylon lanuginosum subsp. rigidum Gum bumelia Senegalia greggii (Acacia greggii) Catclaw acacia Setaria macrostachya Plains bristlegrass Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba Solidago wrightii Wright’s goldenrod Solanum spp. Nightshade Sorghastrum nutans Indian ricegrass Sphaeralcea spp. Globemallow Sporobolus spp. Dropseed grass Symphotrichum falcatum var. White prairie aster communatum Tithonia fruticosa Mexican sunflower Vachellia constricta (Acacia constricta) Whitethorn acacia Vallesia baileyana Nacapule jasmine

3 Scientific Name Common Name Vallesia glabra Pearlberry Vauquelinia californica var. californica Arizona rosewood Vitis arizonica Arizona grape filifera fan palm Yucca spp. Yucca Ziziphus obtusifolia Graythorn

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