Shrubs

Common Name Botanical Name Description
Creosote Bush Larrea Divaricata Salve Low desert, large shrub
Fremont Indigo Bush Dalea Fremontii Low desert, large shrub
Sand Sagebrush Artemisia Filofolia Sand desert, large shrub
Fourwing Saltbush Atriplex Canescens Sand desert, large shrub
Squawbush Sumac Rhus Aromatica Canyon/wash, large shrub
Apache Plume Fallugia Paradoxa Canyon/wash, large shrub
Fremont Barberry Berberis Freomontii Canyon/wash, large shrub
Big Sagebrush Artemisia Tridentata Rock/outcrops medium shrub
Brittlebush Enceila Frutescens Medium shrub, yellow flowering
Green Mormon Tea Ephedra Viridis Medium shrub, has small flowers and leaves
Datil Yucca Yucca Baccata Medium shrub, 3' high x 5' wide
Utah Century Plant Agave Utahensis Rock/outcrops succulent
Joshua Tree Hucca Brevifolia Spiny simple branched, slow growth
Prickly Pear Cactacea sp. Native to desert, flowers in spring
Barrel Cactus Cactacea sp. Slow growth, needs little water
Ocotillo Fouquieria Splendens Whip-like stems,thorny, orange flowers
Oleander Nerium sp. Tolerant of heat, blooms most part of the summer
Nandina Nandina Domestica Small shrubs, bamboo-type plant
Mock Orange Choisya Ternata Luscious green leaves, doesn't like alkaline soil
Trailing Rosemary Rosemarinus Officinalis Evergreen feathery shrub, fragrant
Spanish Broom Spartium Junceum Handles poor soil, yellow blooms, 6-10 ft. high
Firethorn Pyracantha sp. Evergreen shrub with bright orange berries
Cottoneaster Cottoneaster sp. Low-growing shrub, orange berries
Rose of Sharon Hibiscus Syriacus Deciduous shrub, upright growth habit
Texas Ranger Leucophyllum sp. Green-grey foliage shrubs with colorful blooms
Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus sp. Evergreen shrub/tree suited to dry rock slopes
Junipers Juniperus sp. Many forms of this evergreen shrub
Oregon Grape Magonia Aquifolium Bushy plants having glossy green leaves with blue berries. 6ft. high