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1 Quercus gambelii
QUERCACEAE
gambel oak
scrub oak
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
2 Quercus macrocarpa
QUERCACEAE
bur oak Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
3 Quercus marilandica
QUERCACEAE
blackjack oak Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
4 Ranunculus asiaticus
RANUNCULACEAE
Persian buttercups Dry USDA zones 08a-11
5 Raphiolepis umbellata
Yeddo hawthorn Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
6 Ratibida columnifera
COMPOSITAE
upright prairie coneflower
Mexican hat
Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-09b
7 Ratibida pinnata
COMPOSITAE
pinnate prairie coneflower
gray-headed coneflower
Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-08b
8 Rhamnus
RHAMNACEAE
buckthorn Dry Not classified
9 Rhamnus cathartica
RHAMNACEAE
common buckthorn Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
10 Rhamnus frangula
RHAMNACEAE
trollhegg
alder buckthorn
Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
11 Rhus aromatica
RHOACEAE
fragrant sumac Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
12 Rhus copallinum
RHOACEAE
shining sumac
flaming sumac
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
13 Rhus glabra
RHOACEAE
smooth sumac Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
14 Rhus typhina
RHOACEAE
staghorn sumac Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
15 Ribes alpinum
RIBESIACEAE
alpine currant Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
16 Ribes malvaceum
RIBESIACEAE
pink flowering currant
chaparral currant
Dry USDA zones 06a-08b
17 Ribes speciosum
RIBESIACEAE
fuchsia-flowered gooseberry Dry USDA zones 06a-08b
18 Ribes viburnifolium
RIBESIACEAE
island gooseberry
Catalina perfume
evergreen currant
Dry USDA zones 09a-10b
19 Robinia pseudoacacia
ROBINIACEAE
black locust
honey locust
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
20 Rosa banksiae
ROSACEAE
Banksian rose
Lady Bank's rose
Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
21 Rosa hugonis
ROSACEAE
Father Hugo rose Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
22 Rosa rubrifolia
ROSACEAE
redleaf rose Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
23 Rosa rugosa
ROSACEAE
rugosa rose
Japanese ramanas rose
shrub rose
Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
24 Rosa spinosissima
ROSACEAE
Scotch rose
burnet rose
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
25 Rosa virginiana
ROSACEAE
Virginia rose Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
26 Rosa x harisonii
ROSACEAE
Harison's yellow rose Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
27 Rosmarinus officinalis
rosemary Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
28 Rosmarinus officinalis var. prostratus
trailing rosemary Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
29 Rubus deliciosus
delicious raspberry
thimbleberry
boulder raspberry
Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
30 Rudbeckia hirta
coneflower
black-eyed Susan
No extra water USDA zones 04a-09b
31 Ruellia caroliniensis
ruellia Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
32 Ruellia humilis
wild petunia Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
33 Ruellia x brittoniana
ruellia Dry USDA zones 04a-06b
34 Ruscus aculeatus
RUSCACEAE
butcher's broom Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
35 Salvia coccinea
SALVIACEAE
blood sage
Texas sage
Tropical sage
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
36 Salvia greggii
SALVIACEAE
autumn sage Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
37 Santolina chamaecyparissus
SANTOLINACEAE
lavender cotton Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
38 Santolina virens
SANTOLINACEAE
green lavender cotton Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
39 Sanvitalia procumbens 'Gold Braid'
COMPOSITAE
creeping zinnia
trailing santivalia
Dry, well drained Not classified
40 Sanvitalia procumbens 'Mandarin Orange'
COMPOSITAE
trailing santivalia
creeping zinnia
Dry, well drained Not classified
41 Sapindus drummondii
SAPINDACEAE
soapberry Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
42 Saponaria ocymoides
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
rock soapwort Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
43 Sarcococca ruscifolia
BUXACEAE
fragrant sarcococca Dry USDA zones 07a-10b
44 Satureja hortensis
summer savory No extra water USDA zones 06a-11
45 Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters'
SCAEVOLACEAE
Dry USDA zones 09a-10b
46 Schinus molle
SCHINACEAE
Peruvian peppertree
California peppertree
Dry USDA zones 09a-10b
47 Schizachyrium scoparium
GRAMINEAE
prairie beard grass
little bluestem grass
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
48 Scilla siberica
SCILLACEAE
Siberian squill Dry USDA zones 01-08b
49 Sedum spectabile
SEDACEAE
showy stonecrop Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
50 Sedum spurium
SEDACEAE
two-row stonecrop Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
51 Sempervivum arachnoideum
SEMPERVIVACEAE
hen-and-chicks
cobweb houseleek
Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
52 Senecio aureus
SENECIONACEAE
golden groundsel
golden ragwort
liferoot
squaw weed
Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-08b
53 Senecio cineraria
SENECIONACEAE
dusty miller Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-10b
54 Senecio douglasii
SENECIONACEAE
shrubby senecio Dry to moist USDA zones 06a-10b
55 Shepherdia argentea
ELAEAGNACEAE
silver buffaloberry
buffalo cherry
Nebraska currant
Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
56 Shepherdia canadensis
ELAEAGNACEAE
russet buffaloberry
Canadian buffalo cherry
Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
57 Sidalcea neomexicana
MALVACEAE
prairie mallow Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-10b
58 Sisyrinchium angustifolium
narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Dry to moist USDA zones 03a-10b
59 Sisyrinchium bellum
western blue-eyed grass
California blue-eyed grass
Dry to moist USDA zones 08a-10b
60 Sisyrinchium douglasii
Douglas blue-eyed grass Dry to moist USDA zones 04a-09b
61 Solanum jasminoides
SOLANACEAE
jasmine nightshade
potato vine
Dry USDA zones 07a-09b
62 Solidago sphacelata
autumn goldenrod Dry to moist USDA zones 03a-10b
63 Sophora japonica
Japanese pagoda tree
scholar tree
Chinese scholar tree
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
64 Sorbus aucuparia
SORBACEAE
European mountain ash
rowan tree
rogn
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
65 Sorghastrum nutans
GRAMINEAE
Indiangrass Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
66 Sparaxis
IRIDACEAE
wandflower
Harlequin flower
Dry USDA zones 09a-09b
67 Spartina pectinata
SPARTINACEAE
cordgrass Dry USDA zones 05a-09b
68 Sphaeralcea ambigua
MALVACEAE
desert mallow Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
69 Sphaeralcea coccinea
MALVACEAE
scarlet globe mallow
prairie mallow
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
70 Sphaeralcea munroana
MALVACEAE
Munro's globe mallow Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
71 Sporobolus asper
SPOROBOLACEAE
Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
72 Sporobolus heterolepis
SPOROBOLACEAE
northern prairie dropseed Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
73 Stachys byzantina
woolly hedge nettle
lamb's ears
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
74 Stachys coccinea
scarlet hedgenettle
scarlet betony
Texas betony
Dry to moist USDA zones 07a-09b
75 Stipa calamagrostis
STIPACEAE
Dry USDA zones 03a-04b
76 Stipa comata
STIPACEAE
needle-and-thread Dry USDA zones 04a-09b
77 Stipa pennata
STIPACEAE
feather grass Dry USDA zones 05a-09b
78 Stipa spartea
STIPACEAE
porcupine grass Dry USDA zones 03a-06b
79 Symphoricarpos albus
snowberry Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
80 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
coralberry
Indian currant
Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
81 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 'Hancock'
Hancock coralberry Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
82 Syringa meyeri
SYRINGACEAE
Meyer's lilac Dry USDA zones 04a-08b
83 Syringa reflexa
SYRINGACEAE
MacFarlane lilac Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
84 Syringa villosa
SYRINGACEAE
villous lilac
late lilac
Dry USDA zones 02a-07b
85 Syringa vulgaris
SYRINGACEAE
dark purple French lilac Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
86 Syringa x chinensis
SYRINGACEAE
Chinese lilac Dry USDA zones 04a-08b
87 Syringa x persica
SYRINGACEAE
Persian lilac Dry USDA zones 04a-08b
88 Tamarix
TAMARICACEAE
tamarisk Dry Not classified
89 Tanacetum vulgare var. crispum
TANACETACEAE
fern-leaved tansy Dry, well drained USDA zones 04a-09b
90 Tecomaria capensis
BIGNONIACEAE
cape honeysuckle Dry USDA zones 08a-10b
91 Tephrosia virginiana
goat's rue Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
92 Teucrium chamaedrys
wall germander
wild germander
Dry USDA zones 06a-11
93 Thermopsis montana
LEGUMINOSAE
golden pea Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
94 Thermopsis villosa
LEGUMINOSAE
Aaron's rod
bush pea
Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
95 Thymus quinquecostatus
thyme Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-09b
96 Thymus serpyllum
European wild thyme
mother of thyme
serpolet
creeping thyme
Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
97 Toxicodendron diversilobum
Pacific poison oak No extra water Not classified
98 Tradescantia virginiana
TRADESCANTIACEAE
Virginia spiderwort
common spiderwort
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
99 Tridens flavus
GRAMINEAE
purpletop Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
100 Triticum turgidum
TRITICACEAE
rivet wheat
bearded wheat
Dry Not classified
101 Tulipa spp.
TULIPACEAE
tulip Dry, well drained USDA zones 03a-10b
102 Ulmus alata
ULMACEAE
winged elm Dry USDA zones 06a-10b
103 Ulmus parvifolia
ULMACEAE
Chinese elm
lacebark elm
evergreen elm
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
104 Ulmus pumila
ULMACEAE
Siberian elm
dwarf elm
Dry USDA zones 03a-09b
105 Venidium fastuosum
COMPOSITAE
monarch of the veld
Cape daisy
No extra water Not classified
106 Veronica repens
VERONICACEAE
creeping veronica Dry USDA zones 06a-11
107 Viburnum lantana
VIBURNACEAE
wayfaring-tree viburnum Dry USDA zones 04a-08b
108 Viburnum lentago
VIBURNACEAE
nannyberry
wild raisin
sheepberry
Dry USDA zones 02a-10b
109 Viburnum prunifolium
VIBURNACEAE
stagberry
black haw
Dry USDA zones 03a-10b
110 Vitex agnus-castus
VITICACEAE
chastetree
agnus castus
Dry USDA zones 06a-07b
111 Wisteria sinensis
Chinese wisteria Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
112 Xanthisma texanum
COMPOSITAE
sleepy daisy
star-of-Texas
No extra water Not classified
113 Yucca filamentosa
YUCCACEAE
Adam's needle Dry USDA zones 04a-10b
114 Yucca glauca
YUCCACEAE
soapweed Dry USDA zones 05a-10b
115 Zauschneria californica
ONAGRACEAE
California fuchsia Dry to moist USDA zones 08a-11
116 Zauschneria latifolia
ONAGRACEAE
hummingbird trumpet Dry to moist USDA zones 08a-11
117 Zephyranthes
ZEPHYRANTHACEAE
rain lily
fairy lily
Zephyr lily
Dry USDA zones 07a-07b

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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