Sierra Vista Area Plant List

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The Sierra Vista Area Plant List, with common name, botanical name, and other plant information
Botanical Name Common Name Size Water Usesort descending Sun Exposure Native Plant? Evergreen? Remarks
Artemisia filifolia Sand Sagebrush 4' H 5' W None to little Full sun No No

Perennial - Toxic, noticed primarily by people who suffer from allergies - From spring through fall, yellowish white flowers bloom - Many-branched shrub
Acacia stenophylla Shoestring Acacia 30' H 20' W None to little Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree - Flammable - Marginal - Thornless
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats Grama 1-2' H 2' W None to little Full sun Yes No

Warm season grass - Grows from seed or division - Use in borders or rock gardens
Garrya wrightii Silk Tassel 8' H 6'W None to little Full sun, Partial shade Yes Yes

Shrub - Flame resistant - Can be used as an informal hedge - Grown mainly for their pendulous male and female catkins
Viguiera stenoloba Skeletonleaf Goldeneye 3' H & W None to little Full sun, Partial shade No Yes

Perennial - Differs in both culture & foliage from other desert plants - Can be utilized in medians, parking lot parking strips, and planter boxes
Gutierrezia sarothrae Snakeweed 18' H 2' W None to little Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Low-growing Shrub with July to Sept flowers can brighten a desert garden
Acacia smallii Sweet Acacia 10-35'H 15-25'W None to little Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree - Flammable - Marginal - Thorns
Senecio longilobus Threadleaf Grounsel 3'H 2'W None to little Full sun Yes Yes

Shrub - Toxic, poisonous to livestock - Common on overgrazed grasslands - Do not overwater
Eriogonum wrightii Wright's Buckwheat 18" H 24" W None to little Full sun Yes No

Perennial - Flammable - Tiny white or pink flowers appear in clusters midsummer through fall
Caesalpinia gilliesii Yellow Bird of Paradise 5-10 'H 4' W None to little Full sun No No

Deciduous Tree or Shrub - Toxic, pods and seeds are poisonous if ingested - Yellow flowers with red stamens - Naturalized

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