Plant Identification*
Garden
Area
1
Accepted Name
Common Name,
if applicable
Yucca elata
Pachycereus schottii
Garden
Area
Accepted Name
Common Name,
if applicable
soap-tree yucca
Oreocereus celsianus
old man of the Andes
senita
Aloe barbarae x A. dichotoma
Aloe 'Hercules'
Echinopsis atacamensis subsp. pasacana
cardón grande
Ebenopsis ebano
Texas ebony
Fouquieria splendens
ocotillo
Carnegiea gigantea
saguaro
Cereus hildmannianus forma monstrosus
monstrose cereus
Aloe fleurentiniorum
Ferocactus emoryi
Coville barrel cactus
x Agave victoriae-reginae
Agave 'Sharkskin'
Echinocactus grusonii
golden barrel cactus
Pachycereus pringlei
cardón
Stenocereus thurberi crest
crested organ pipe cactus
9
Ferocactus herrerae
2
3
4
5
6
Pachycereus weberi
cardón
Euphorbia resinifera
Morrocan mound
Olneya tesota
desert ironwood
Cleistocactus straussii
silver torch cactus
Pachycereus schottii forma monstrosus
totem pole cactus
Pachycereus marginatus
Mexican fence post
Echinocactus grusonii
golden barrel cactus
Euphorbia rigida
blue euphorbia
Stenocereus thurberi
organ pipe cactus
Aloe ferox
Cape aloe
8
11
Chamaerops humilis
Mediterranean fan palm
Echinocactus grusonii
golden barrel cactus
Fouquieria columnaris
boojum
Cylindropuntia ramosissima
diamond cholla
x Prosopis chilensis
Chilean mesquite hybrid
Myrtillocactus geometrizans crest
crested whortleberry cactus
Senna artemisioides subsp. petiolaris
silvery senna
Grusonia bradtiana
organillo
Aloe dichotoma
quiver tree
Ferocactus cylindraceus crest
crested compass barrel cactus
Chamaerops humilis
Mediterranean fan palm
Ferocactus latispinus
Pochas
Texas mountain laurel
12
Chamaerops humilis
Mediterranean fan palm
Sophora secundiflora
Neoraimondia herzogiana
caripari
Cereus hankeanus
Pachycereus schottii forma monstrosus
totem pole cactus
Cephalocereus senilis
old man of Mexico
Acacia farnesiana
sweet acacia
Parkinsonia praecox
palo brea
Ferocactus robustus
7
10
13
14
Echinopsis pachanoi
San Pedro cactus
Prosopis velutina
velvet mesquite
Chilopsis linearis
Lucretia Hamilton' desert willow
Cereus hildmannianus forma monstrosus
monstrose cereus
Ebenopsis ebano
Texas ebony
Ferocactus glaucescens
blue barrel cactus
Agave salmiana
maguey de pulque
Agave americana forma mediopicta alba
century plant
Fouquieria macdougalii
ocotillo macho
sweet acacia
Ferocactus emoryi
Coville barrel cactus
Acacia farnesiana
Echinocactus grusonii
golden barrel cactus
Yucca rigida
blue yucca
Echinocactus platyacanthus
biznaga gigante
Echinocactus grusonii
golden barrel cactus
Ferocactus alamosanus
Alamos barrel cactus
Carnegiea gigantea crest
crested saguaro
Grusonia invicta
dagger cholla
Carnegiea gigantea
saguaro
15
Euphorbia caerulescens
sweet noor
Yucca rostrata
beaked yucca
Opuntia engelmannii
Engelmann prickly pear
Stetsonia coryne
Argentine toothpick cactus
Yucca brevifolia
Joshua tree
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Parkinsonia praecox
red bird of paradise
palo brea
Simmondsia chinensis
jojoba
16
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