Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Acacia aneura	Mulga	Australia
Acacia baileyana	Bailey's Acacia	Australia
Acacia berlandieri	Guajillo	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Acacia brachystachya	Turpentine Mulga	Australia
Acacia caffra	Kaffir Thorn	South Africa
Acacia caven	Espinillo	South America
Acacia cochliacantha	Boat Thorn Acacia	Mexican Tropics
Acacia constricta	White Thorn Acacia	Desert Southwest
Acacia crassifolia	Bauhinia-Leaf Acacia	Mexican Desert
Acacia erioloba	Giraffe Thorn	Africa
Acacia farnesiana	Sweet Acacia	Mexico/Central America
Acacia gerrardii negevensis	Wadi Acacia	Middle East
Acacia greggii	Catclaw Acacia	Desert Southwest
Acacia karroo	Karroo	Africa
Acacia nilotica adstringens	Prickley Acacia	North Africa
Acacia occidentalis	Sonoran Cat Claw	Mexican Deserts
Acacia papyrocarpa	Western Myall	Australia
Acacia pendula	Weeping Acacia	Australia
Acacia pennatula	Feather Acacia	Mexican Tropics
Acacia retinodes	Swamp Wattle	Australia
Acacia rigidula	Black Brush Acacia	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Acacia salicina	Willow Acacia	Australia
Acacia saligna		Australia
Acacia schaffneri	Schaffner's Acacia	Australia
Acacia senegal senegal	Gum Arabic	Africa
Acacia sieberiana woodii	Paperbark Thorn	Africa
Acacia stenophylla	Shoestring Acacia	Australia
Acacia valida		Australia
Acacia victoriae	Bramble Wattle	Australia
Acacia visco	Visco	South America
Acacia willardiana	Palo Blanco	Mexican Deserts
Acacia xanthophloea	Fever Tree	East Africa
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii	Everglades Palm	South Florida
Adansonia za	Baobab	Madagascar
Agave americana	American Agave	Mexico/Desert Southwest
Agave americana 'Variegata'	Striped American Agave	Mexico/Desert Southwest
Agave angustifolia	Narrow-Leaf Agave	Mexico
Agave bovicornuta	Cow's Horn Agave	Mexico
Agave cerulata cerulata	Trelease	Mexico
Agave cerulata dentiens		Mexico
Agave desertii	Desert Agave	Desert Southwest/Baja California
Agave desmettiana	Smooth Agave	Mexico
Agave geminiflora	Twin Flowered Agave	Mexico
Agave lechuguilla	Shindagger	Desert Southwest
Agave lophantha	Holly Agave	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Agave macroacantha	Black Spine Agave	Mexico
Agave murpheyi 'Variegata'	Murphey's Striped Agave	Mexico
Agave ocahui	Amolillo	Sonoran Desert
Agave ovatifolia	Whale's Tongue Agave	Mexico
Agave parryi	Parry's Agave	Mountain Southwest
Agave sobria
Agave striata	Durango Delight	Mexico
Agave victoriae-reginae	Queen Victoria Agave	Mexico
Agave vilmoriniana	Octopus Agave	Mexico
Agave weberi	Weber's Agave	Mexico
Ailanthus altissima	Tree of Heaven	China
Albizia julibrissin	Silk Tree Mimosa	East Asia
Albizia lebbeck	Lebbeck	Old World Tropics
Albizia sinaloensis	Sinaloan Albizia	Mexican Tropics
Aloe ferox	Tree Aloe	South Africa
Aloe marlothii		Africa
Araucaria bidwillii	Bunya-Bunya	Australia
Argania spinosa	Argan	Southwest Morocco

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Bambusa oldhamii	Oldham Bamboo	China
Bauhinia bowkeri	Kei Bauhinia	Africa
Bauhinia lunarioides	Chihuahuan Orchid Tree	Mexico
Bauhinia macranthera	Chihuahuan Orchid Tree	Mexican Mountains
Bauhinia mexicana	Mexican Butterfly Bush	Mexico
Bauhinia variegata candida	White Orchid Tree	China
Bauhinia variegata purpurea	Purple Orchid Tree	China
Bismarckia nobilis	Bismarkia Palm	Madagascar
Bolusanthus speciosus	Tree Wisteria	African Grasslands
Bougainvillea spicata		South America
Brachychiton populneus	Bottle Tree	Australia
Brachychiton rupestris	Bottle Tree	Australia
Brachychiton x excellens	Pink Bottle Tree	Australia
Brahea aculeata	Sinaloa Hesper Palm	Mexican Tropics
Brahea armata	Mexican Blue Fan Palm	Mexican Desert
Brahea brandegeei	Babisa	Mexico
Brahea nitida	Oaxaca Palm	Mexican Tropics
Brongniartia alamosana	Alamos Pea Flower	Mexican Tropics
Bulnesia retama	Retama	South America
Bursera hindsiana	Red Elephant Tree	Mexico
Bursera microphylla	Little Leaf Bursera	Mexico
Butia capitata	Pindo Palm	Brazil

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Caesalpinia cacalaco	Cascalote	Mexican Tropics
Caesalpinia gilliesii	Yellow Bird Of Paradise	Argentina
Caesalpinia mexicana	Desert Bird Of Paradise	Mexico
Caesalpinia palmeri	Piojo	Mexico
Caesalpinia paraguarensis	Tranquility Tree	South America
Caesalpinia platyloba	Palo Colorado	Mexican Tropics
Calliandra haematocephala	Red Powder Puff	South America
Callistemon citrinus	Lemon Bottlebrush	Australia
Callistemon pallidus	Creamy Callistemon	Australia
Callistemon rigidus	Stiff Bottlebrush	Australia
Callistemon viminalis	Weeping Bottlebrush	Australia
Calocedrus decurrens	Incense Cedar	Western North America
Calotropis procera	Giant Milkweed	Middle East/India
Carnegiea gigantea	Saguaro	Desert Southwest
Casimiroa edulis	White Zapote	Mexico/Central America
Cassia fistula	Golden Shower	India
Casuarina cunninghamiana	Beefwood	Australia
Casuarina littoralis	Black She-Oak	Australia
Casuarina stricta	Coast Beefwood	Australia
Cedrus atlantica glauca	Blue Atlas Cedar	North Africa
Cedrus deodara	Deodar Cedar	India
Cedrus libani	Cedar of Lebanon	Mediterranean
Ceiba acuminata	Kapok	Mexican Tropics
Celtis reticulata	Netleaf Hackberry	Mountain Southwest
Ceratonia siliqua	Carob	Mediterranean
Ceratozamia sp.	Ceratozamia	Mexican Tropics
Cercis canadensis mexicana	Western Redbud	Mountain Southwest
Cercis chinensis	Chinese Redbud	East Asia
Cercis occidentalis	Western Redbud	Mountain Southwest
Cereus childsii		Brazil
Cereus hildmannianus	Hedge Cactus	South America
Chamaerops humilis	Mediterranean Fan Palm	North Africa
Chilopsis linearis	Desert Willow	Desert Southwest
Chilopsis linearis 'Art's Seedless'	Art's Seedless Desert Willow	Desert Southwest
Chilopsis linearis 'Lois Adams'	Desert Willow	Desert Southwest
Chilopsis linearis 'Warren Jones'	Desert Willow 'Warren Jones'	Desert Southwest
Chionanthus retusus	Chinese Fringe Tree	China
Chitalpa tashkentensis	Chitalpa	Eastern North America
Chloroleucon mangense	Palo Pinto	Mexico
Chloroleucon tenuiflorum	Tatane	South America
Chorisia insignis	White Floss Silk Tree	South America
Chorisia speciosa	Pink Floss Silk Tree	South America
Citrofortunella mitis	Calamondin Lime	East Asia
Citrus aurantifolia	Key Lime	East Asia
Citrus aurantium	Sour Orange	East Asia
Citrus limon 'Meyer'	Meyer Lemon	East Asia
Citrus sinensis	Eating Orange	East Asia
Citrus sinensis 'Shamouti'	Dwarf Orange	East Asia
Citrus tangelo	Tangelo	Caribbean
Citrus x paradisi	Grapefruit	Caribbean
Cleistocactus sp.		South America
Coccoloba goldmanii	Sonoran Sea Grape	Sonoran Desert
Cocculus laurifolius	Hindu Laurel	Japan, Himalayas
Colophospermum mopane	Mopane	South Africa
Combretum sp.	Bush Willow	South Africa
Cordia boissieri	Texas Olive	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Cordia myxa	Assyrian Plum	East Asia
Cordia sonorae	Palo de Asta	Mexican Mountains
Cotinus coggygria 'Purpureus'	Smoke Tree	Southern Europe/Asia
Crescentia alata	Calabash Tree	Mexican Tropics
Crotalaria cunninghamii	Bird Flower	Australia
Cryptostegia roxburghii		Africa
Cupressus arizonica	Arizona Cypress	Mountain Southwest
Cupressus arizonica glabra	Smoothbark Arizona Cypress	Mountain Southwest
Cupressus sempervirens	Italian Cypress	Mediterranean
Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta'	Italian Cypress	Mediterranean
Cycas revoluta	Sago Palm	East Asia

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Dalbergia sissoo	Sissoo Tree	India
Dasylirion quadrangulatum	Mexican Tree Grass	Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert
Dasylirion wheeleri	Desert Spoon	Sonoran Desert
Dichrostachys cinerea	Sickle Pod	Tropical Africa
Dioon edule	Palma de la Virgen	Mexico
Dioon spinulosum	Gum Palm	Mexican Tropics
Diospyros texana	Texas Persimmon	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Dombeya rotundifolia	Drolpeer	South Africa
Dovyalis caffra	Kei-Apple	Africa

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Ebenopsis ebano	Texas Ebony	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Echinocactus grusonii	Golden Barrel	Mexico
Echinopsis terscheckii	Argentine Cardon Grande	Argentina
Ehretia anacua	Sandpaper Tree	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Ehretia tinifolia	Bastard Cherry	Mexican Tropics
Enterolobium contortisiliquum	Oreja de Negro	Brazil
Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Guanacaste	Central America
Eriobotrya japonica	Loquat	East Asia
Erythrina abyssinica	Coral Tree	Africa
Erythrina flabelliformis	Chilicote	Desert Southwest
Erythrina x bidwillii	Coral Bean	Tropical America
Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Red Gum Eucalyptus	Australia
Eucalyptus campaspe	Silver Top Gimlet	Australia
Eucalyptus citriodora	Lemon Scented Gum	Australia
Eucalyptus erythrocorys	Red Cap Gum	Australia
Eucalyptus erythronema		Australia
Eucalyptus forrestiana	Fuchsia Gum	Australia
Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'Rosea'	White Ironbark	Australia
Eucalyptus microtheca	Coolibah	Australia
Eucalyptus papuana	Ghost Gum	Australia
Eucalyptus polyanthemos	Silver Dollar Gum	Australia
Eucalyptus populnea	Poplar-Leaf Gum	Australia
Eucalyptus salmonophloia	Salmon Gum	Australia
Eucalyptus sargentii	Salt River Gum	Australia
Eucalyptus spathulata	Swamp Mallee	Australia
Eucalyptus torquata	Coral Gum	Australia
Eysenhardtia orthocarpa	Kidneywood	Desert Southwest

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Faidherbia albida	Apple-Ring Thorn Tree	Sub-Saharan Africa
Fatsia japonica	Japanese Aralia	Japan
Ferocactus wislizeni	Fishhook Barrel	Sonoran Desert
Ficus carica	Common Fig	Mediterranean
Ficus elastica	Rubber Tree	India
Ficus insipida	Chalate	Mexican Tropics
Ficus pertusa	Sonoran Strangler Fig	Mexico/Central America
Ficus petiolaris	Rock Fig	Mexican Tropics
Ficus rubiginosa	Port Jackson Fig	Australia
Ficus trigonata	Chalate	Mexican Tropics
Forchhammeria watsonii	Palo Jito	Sonoran Desert
Fortunella margarita	Kumquat	East Asia
Fouquieria burragei		Baja California
Fouquieria columnaris	Boojum	Baja California
Fouquieria diguetii	Adam's Tree	Baja California
Fouquieria fasciculata	Tropical Ocotillo	Southern Mexico
Fouquieria macdougalii	Tree Ocotillo	Mexico
Fouquieria purpusii	Caudex Ocotillo	Central Mexico
Fouquieria splendens	Ocotillo	Desert Southwest
Fraxinus greggii	Gregg Ash	Desert Southwest
Fraxinus oxycarpa 'Raywood'	Raywood Ash	Mediterranean
Fraxinus papillosa	Chihuahuan Ash	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Fraxinus velutina	Velvet Ash	Mountain Southwest
Fraxinus velutina 'Modesto'	Modesto Ash	Mountain Southwest
Fraxinus velutina 'Rio Grande'	Fan Tex Ash	Mountain Southwest

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Geijera parviflora	Australian Willow	Australia
Geoffroea decorticans	Chilean Palo Verde	Chile
Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	China
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis	Thornless Honey Locust	Eastern North America
Grevillea robusta	Silk Oak	Australia
Grusonia kunzei	Desert Club Cholla	Desert Southwest
Gymnocladus dioicus	Kentucky Coffee Tree	Eastern United States

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Haematoxylum brasiletto	Brazilwood	Mexican Tropics
Havardia mexicana	Mexican Ebony	Mexico
Havardia pallens	Tenaza	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Heteromeles arbutifolia	Toyon	California/Baja California

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Ipomoea arborescens	Tree Morning Glory	Mexican Tropics

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Jacaranda mimosifolia	Jacaranda	South America
Jasminum mesnyi	Primrose Jasmine	China
Jatropha cinerea	Leafy Limberbush	Mexican Deserts
Jatropha malacophylla	Sycamore Leaf Limberbush	Mexico
Jubaea chilensis	Chilean Wine Palm	South America
Juglans major	Arizona Walnut	Mountain Southwest
Juniperus chinensis	Chinese Juniper	China
Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa'	Hollywood Juniper	China
Juniperus deppeana	Alligator Juniper	Mountain Southwest
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red Cedar	Eastern North America

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Koeberlinia spinosa tenuispina	Crucifixion Thorn	Desert Southwest/Mexico
Koelreuteria paniculata	Golden Rain Tree	China

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Lagerstroemia indica	Crape Myrtle	China
Lagunaria pattersonii	Cow Itch Tree	South America
Larrea cuneifolia	Jarilla	South America
Larrea divaricata	Jarilla	South America
Larrea tridentata	Creosote	Southwestern US to Central Mexico
Laurus nobilis	Bay Laurel	Mediterranean
Leucaena cuspidata		Mexico
Leucaena greggii	Yellow Popinac	Mexican Tropics
Leucaena leucocephala	White Lead Tree	Mexican Tropics
Leucaena retusa	Golden Ball Lead Tree	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Ligustrum japonicum	Japanese Privit	Japan
Ligustrum lucidum	Common Privet	China
Liquidamber styraciflua	American Sweet Gum	Eastern North America
Livistonia chinensis	Chinese Fan Palm	China
Lophocereus schottii	Senita	Northwestern Mexico
Lycium fremontii	Wolfberry	Sonoran Desert
Lysiloma watsonii	Feather Bush	Mexican Desert

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Macfadyena unguis-cati	Cat Claw Vine	Central America
Magnolia grandiflora	Southern Magnolia	North American Southeast
Manihot caudata	Manihot	Mexican Tropics
Maytenus phyllanthoides	Mangle Dulce	Mexican Tropics
Melaleuca leucadendra	Tea Tree	Australia
Melia azedarach 'Umbraculiformis'	Chinaberry	East Asia
Mimosa distachya	Gatuna	Desert Southwest
Moringa oleifera	Horseradish Tree	India
Morus alba 'Chaparral'	Weeping Mulberry	East Asia
Morus alba 'Fruitless'	Fruitless Mulberry	East Asia
Myrtillocactus cochal	Cochal	Baja California
Myrtus communis 'Boetica'	Twisted Myrtle	Mediterranean

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Nannorrhops ritchiana	Mazari Palm	Middle East
Neobuxbaumia polylopha	Cone Cactus	Mexico
Nolina matapensis	Tree Bear Grass	Sonoran Desert
Nolina microcarpa	Bear Grass	Desert Southwest
Nolina recurvata	Ponytail Palm	Mexico

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Olea europaea	European Olive	Mediterranean
Olea europaea 'Swan Hill'	Swan Hill Olive	Mediterranean
Olneya tesota	Ironwood	Desert Southwest
Opuntia microdasys	Bunny-Ears Prickly-Pear	Chihuahuan Desert
Oreocereus celsianus	Old Man of the Andes	Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Pachycereus marginatus	Mexican Fence Post	Mexico
Pachycereus pringlei	Cardon	Sonoran Desert
Pachypodium saundersii	Pachypodium	South Africa
Parkinsonia aculeata	Mexican Palo Verde	Mexican Tropics
Parkinsonia florida	Blue Palo Verde	Desert Southwest
Parkinsonia microphylla	Little Leaf Palo Verde	Desert Southwest
Parkinsonia praecox	Palo Brea	Mexican Desert
Parkinsonia praecox glauca	Argentine Palo Verde	Argentina
Parkinsonia x 'Desert Museum'	Desert Museum Palo Verde	Desert Southwest
Parkinsonia x sonorae	Sonoran Palo Verde	Sonoran Desert
Parthenium sp.	Feverfew	American Tropics
Pedilanthus macrocarpus	Slipper Plant	Mexico
Peniocereus greggii	Night Blooming Cereus	Desert Southwest
Phoenix canariensis	Canary Island Date Palm	Canary Islands
Phoenix dactylifera	True Date Palm	Middle East
Phoenix reclinata	Senegal Date Palm	South Africa
Phoenix roebellinii	Pygmy Date Palm	China
Phoenix sylvestris	Silver Date Palm	India
Phoenix zeylanica	Khajuri	Middle East
Pinus canariensis	Canary Island Pine	Canary Islands
Pinus eldarica	Mondel Pine	Middle East
Pinus halepensis	Aleppo Pine	Mediterranean
Pinus herrerae	Ocote	Mexican Mountains
Pinus pinaster	Maritime Pine	Mediterranean
Pinus pinea	Italian Stone Pine	Mediterranean
Pinus ponderosa	Ponderosa Pine	Mountain Southwest
Pinus roxburghii	Indian Longleaf Pine	India
Pinus thunbergii	Japanese Black Pine	East Asia
Piscidia mollis	Fish Poison Tree	Mexican Desert
Pisonia capitata	Garabato	Mexican Tropics
Pistacia atlantica	Mount Atlas Pistache	Northern Africa
Pistacia chinensis	Chinese Pistache	East Asia
Pistacia lentiscus	Mastic Tree	Mediterranean
Pistacia x 'Red Push'	Red Push Pistache	China
Pithecellobium dulce	Guamuchil	Mexico
Pittosporum phillyraeoides	Willow Pittosporum	Australia
Pittosporum rhombifolium	Queensland Pittosporum	Australia
Platanus occidentalis	American Sycamore	Eastern North America
Platanus wrightii	Arizona Sycamore	Desert Southwest
Platanus x acerifolia	London Plane Tree	Europe and North America
Platycladus orientalis	Oriental Arborvitae	East Asia
Platycladus orientalis 'Pendula'	Weeping Arborvitae	East Asia
Plumeria obtusa	Singapore Plumeria	East Asia
Plumeria rubra	Plumeria	Mexican Tropics
Podocarpus macrophyllus	Japanese Yew Pine	East Asia
Populus alba	White Poplar	Northwestern Mexico
Populus brandegeei	Guerigo	Mexico
Populus mexicana dimorpha	Yaqui Cottonwood	Northwestern Mexico
Prosopis alba	Argentine Mesquite	South America
Prosopis alba x flexuosa	Hybrid Mesquite	Desert Southwest
Prosopis alba x velutina	Hybrid Mesquite	Desert Southwest
Prosopis chilensis	Chilean Mesquite	South America
Prosopis chilensis x flexuosa	Hybrid Mesquite	Desert Southwest
Prosopis cineraria	Khejri	India
Prosopis glandulosa glandulosa	Texas Honey Mesquite	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Prosopis glandulosa torreyana	Western Honey Mesquite	Desert Southwest
Prosopis nigra	Black Mesquite	South America
Prosopis pubescens	Screwbean Mesquite	Desert Southwest
Prosopis velutina	Velvet Mesquite	Desert Southwest
Prosopis x 'Phoenix'	Mountain States Hybrid	Desert Southwest
Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea'	Japanese Purple Plum	East Asia
Prunus cerasifera 'Krauter Vesuvius'	Purple Leaf Plum	Europe
Prunus pensylvanica	Fire Cherry	Eastern North America
Prunus persica	Peach	East Asia
Psidium guajava	Guava	Tropical America
Punica granatum	Pomegranate	Mediterranean
Punica granatum 'Wonderful'	Pomegranate	Iran to Northern India
Pyrus ('Calleryana' x 'Chanticleer') x (fauriei x betulifolia)	Flowering Pear	China
Pyrus kawakamii	Evergreen Pear	East Asia

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Quercus agrifolia	Coast Live Oak	North American West Coast
Quercus arizonica	Arizona Oak	Desert Southwest
Quercus buckleyi	Texas Red Oak	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Quercus canbyi	Canby's Oak	Northern Mexico
Quercus durifolia	Roble Prieto	Mexican Mountains
Quercus emoryi	Emory Oak	Mountain Southwest
Quercus hypoleucoides	Arizona White Oak	Mountain Southwest
Quercus ilex	Holly Oak	Mediterranean
Quercus rugosa	Netleaf Oak	Mountain Southwest
Quercus shumardii	Shumard Oak	Southeastern United States
Quercus suber	Cork Oak	Mediterranean
Quercus turbinella	Scrub Oak	Desert Southwest
Quercus virginiana	Southern Live Oak	Eastern North America

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Rhapis excelsa	Lady Finger Palm	East Asia
Rhus choriophylla	Evergreen Sumac	Mexican Desert
Rhus glaucescens	Shiny Sumac	Africa
Rhus lancea	African Sumac	South Africa
Rhus ovata	Sugar Bush	California
Robinia neomexicana	New Mexico Honey Locust	Mountain Southwest

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Sabal mexicana	Mexican Palmetto	Mexican Tropics
Sabal minor	Dwarf Palmeto	Southeastern United States
Sabal palmetto	Palmetto	Southeastern United States
Sabal uresana	Sonoran Palmetto	Northwestern Mexico
Sabal x 'Riverside'		California
Sapindus drummondii	Western Soapberry	Mexico
Sapindus saponaria	Soapberry	Mexican Tropics
Schizolobium parahyba	Palo de Picho	Central America
Sebastiania bilocularis	Jumping Bean	Desert Southwest
Senna atomaria	Palo Zorillo	Sonora to South America
Senna fistula
Senna spectabilis excelsa	Carnaval	Brazil
Simmondsia chinensis	Jojoba	California, Arizona, and Mexico
Solanum erianthum	Potato Tree	Mexican Tropics
Sophora japonica	Japanese Pagoda	East Asia
Sophora secundiflora	Texas Mountain Laurel	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Sophora secundiflora 'Silver Peso'	Silver Peso Texas Mountain Laurel	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Sophora tomentosa	Silverbush	Old World Tropics
Stenocereus eruca	Creeping Devil	Mexican Desert
Stenocereus thurberi	Organ Pipe Cactus	Northwestern Mexico
Stetsonia coryne	Argentine Toothpick Cactus	Argentina
Syagrus romanzoffianum	Queen Palm	South America

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Tabebuia chrysotricha	Ipe Yellow Amapa	South America
Tamarix aphylla	Tamarisk, Salt Cedar	North Africa
Taxodium mucronatum	Mexican Bald Cypress	Mexican Tropics
Tecoma stans angustata	Narrow Leaf Yellow Bells	Arizona/Mexico
Tecoma stans stans	Yellow Bells	Arizona/Mexico
Tecoma x 'Orange Jubilee'	Orange Jubilee
Thevetia peruviana	Yellow Oleander	South America
Thevetia thevetiodes	Giant Thevetia	Tropical America
Tithonia fruticosa	Mexican Tree Sunflower	Mexico
Trachycarpus fortunei	Windmill Palm	East Asia

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Ulmus parvifolia	Little Leaf Elm	East Asia
Ungnadia speciosa	Mexican Buckeye	Texas/Northeast Mexico

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Vallesia glabra	Smooth Vallesia	Sonora to South America
Vallesia laciniata	Vallesia	Mexican Tropics
Vauquelinia californica	Arizona Rosewood	Sonoran Desert
Vitex agnus-castus	Monk's Pepper	Southern Europe
Vitex mollis	Uvalama	Mexican Tropics
Vitex trifolia	Carnavalito	Africa/Asia

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Washingtonia filifera	California Fan Palm	Desert Southwest
Washingtonia robusta	Mexican Fan Palm	Mexican Deserts

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Yucca aloifolia	Spanish Bayonet	Desert Southwest
Yucca baccata	Banana Yucca	Mountain Southwest
Yucca elata	Soap Tree Yucca	Desert Southwest
Yucca faxoniana	Faxon Yucca	Mexico
Yucca flaccida	Floppy Yucca	Southeastern United States
Yucca gloriosa	Spanish Dagger	Southeastern United States
Yucca grandiflora	Sahuiliqui	Mexican Mountains
Yucca recurvifolia	Pendulous Yucca	Desert Southwest
Yucca rostrata	Beaked Yucca	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Yucca rupicola	Twisted Leaf Yucca	Mountain Southwest
Yucca schottii	Mountain Yucca	Desert Southwest
Yucca torreyi	Torrey Yucca	Texas/Northeast Mexico
Yucca treculeana	Palma Pita	Mexico
Yucca x filamentosa	Adam's Thread	Southeastern United States

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Botanical name	Common name	Origin
Zamia integrifolia	Wild Sago	Caribbean
Ziziphus jujuba	Chinese Jujube	China
Ziziphus mucronata	Buffalo Thorn Jujube	Sub-Saharan Africa
Ziziphus spina-christi	Christ's Thorn	Africa

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