Bird Food Plants Available at Desert Survivors Scientific Name Common Name Achillea millefolia Yarrow Agave spp. Agave, century plant Aloysia gratissima Fragrant beebush Aloysia wrightii Wright’s beebush Artemisia ludoviciana 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 Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro Ceanothus greggii Gregg’s deerbrush Celtis pallida Desert hackberry Celtis reticulata Canyon hackberry Cercocarpus breviflorus Hairy mountain mahogany Chilopsis linearis subsp. arcuata Native desert willow Cirsium arizonicum Arizona thistle Cissus trilobata Arizona grape ivy Condalia correlli Correll’s snakeroot Condalia globosa Bitter condalia Condalia warnockii var. kearneyana Kearney’s snakeroot Cylindropuntia spp. Cholla Echinocereus spp. Hedgehog cactus Encelia farinosa Brittlebush Ericameria nauseosus Rabbit brush Eriogonum spp. Buckwheat Forestiera shrevei Desert olive Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo Fraxinus velutina Arizona ash 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 andersonii Anderson’s wolfberry Lycium berlandieri Narrowleaf wolfberry Lycium brevipes Baja wolfberry Lycium exsertum Desert thornbush Lycium fremontii Fremont wolfberry Lycium pallidum Paleleaf 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. hirsutissima) Hooker’s evening primrose Olneya tesota Desert ironwood Opuntia spp. Prickly pear Oxalis metcalfei Alpine woodsorrel Quercus spp. Oak Panicum spp. Panic grass Parkinsonia spp. Palo verde Pinus edulis Pinyon pine Prosopis spp. Native mesquite Prunus serotina Black cherry Rhamnus spp. Buckthorn Rhus spp. Sumac Ribes aurea Golden currant Rosa spp. Wild rose Rubus arizonicus (R. flagellaris) Arizona blackberry Salvia spp. Sage Sambucus mexicana Mexican elderberry Schizachyrium spp. Bluestem grass Sideroxylon lanuginosum subsp. rigidum Gum bumelia Senegalia greggii (Acacia greggii) Catclaw acacia Setaria leucopila Streamside bristlegrass Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba Solidago spp. Goldenrod Solanum douglasii Douglas’ nightshade Sorghastrum nutans Indian ricegrass Sphaeralcea spp. Globemallow Sporobolus spp. Dropseed grass Symphotrichum falcatum var. communatum White prairie aster Tithonia fruticosa Mexican sunflower Vachellia constricta (Acacia constricta) Whitethorn acacia Vallesia baileyana Nacapule jasmine Vallesia glabra Pearlberry Vauquelinia californica Arizona rosewood Vitis arizonica Arizona grape Washington filifera California fan palm Yucca spp. Yucca Ziziphus obtusifolia Graythorn.