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Looking for an opportunity to make a difference for both the environment and your community? Join Audubon Arizona this Saturday, October 20th, from 8am - noon as we build a garden for native birds, pollinators, and other wildlife at the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center in the heart of South Phoenix!No experience is necessary, tools will be provided, and everyone age 10 and up is welcome!To learn more or sign up to volunteer, please contact Cathy Wise at cwise@audubon.org. Together…
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for Maricopa County, Arizona by Kirti Mathura
February 2021
Trees
Bursera microphylla – elephant tree
Celtis reticulata (C. laevigata var. reticulata) – netleaf hackberry
Chilopsis linearis – desert-willow
Dodonaea viscosa - hopbush
Juniperus monosperma – one-seed juniper
Olneya tesota – Ironwood
Parkinsonia florida (Cercidium floridum) – blue palo verde
Parkinsonia microphylla (C. microphyllum) – little-leaf palo verde, foothills palo verde
Populus fremontii – Fremont cottonwood
Prosopis glandulosa – western honey mesquite
Prosopis pubescens – screwbean mesquite
Prosopis velutina (P. juliflora) – velvet mesquite
Quercus emoryi – Emory oak
Rhus ovata – sugar sumac
Senegalia greggii (Acacia greggii) - catclaw acacia
Vachellia farnesiana (Acacia farnesiana, A. smallii) – sweet acacia
Vauquelinia californica – Arizona rosewood
Zizyphus obtusifolia – grey-thorn
Tree Parasite
Phorodendron californicum – desert mistletoe
Shrubs
Aloysia wrightii – Wright's bee brush, oreganillo
Ambrosia ambrosiodes – canyon ragweed
Ambrosia deltoidea - triangle-leaf bursage
Asclepias linaria – pineleaf milkweed
Asclepias subulata – desert milkweed
Atriplex canescens – fourwing saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis – quailbush
Baccharis salicifolia –
Calliandra eriophylla – pink fairyduster
Capsicum annuum var. aviculare – chiltepin
Celtis pallida (C. ehrenbergiana) – desert hackberry
Canotia holacantha – crown of thorns
Dalea pulchra – indigo-bush
Dasylirion wheeleri – desert spoon
Encelia farinosa – brittlebush
Ephedra nevadensis - Mormon-tea, joint-fir
Ephedra viridis - Mormon-tea, joint-fir
Ericameria laricifolia – turpentine bush
Eriogonum fasciculatum v. poliofolium – flattop buckwheat
Eriogonum wrightii – Wright’s buckwheat
Fallugia paradoxa – apache plume
Fouquieria splendens – ocotillo
Guttierezia sarothrae – broom snakeweed
Hyptis emoryi – desert-lavender
Justicia californica - chuparosa
Krameria sp. – ratany
Larrea tridentata – creosote bush
Lycium berlandieri – Berlandier’s wolfberry
Lycium exsertum – thornbush, tomatillo
Lycium fremontii – Fremont thornbush, wolfberry
Mahonia haematocarpa (Berberis haematocarpa) – red barberry
Poliomintha incana – hoary rosemarymint
Rhus aromatica (R. trilobata) – skunkbush, lemonadebush
Rhus microphylla – desert sumac
Salvia dorrii – desert sage
Salvia pachyphylla – blue sage
Simmondsia chinensis – jojoba
Tecoma stans – yellow bells
Tessaria sericea – arrow-weed
Perennials
Acourtia wrightii (Perezia wrightii) - brownfoot
Ambrosia ambrosioides - canyon bursage, canyon ragweed
Artemisia ludoviciana – western mugwort
Asclepias angustifolia – narrow-leaf milkweed, Arizona milkweed
Baileya multiradiata – desert-marigold
Berlandiera lyrata – chocolate flower
Bouteloua curtipendula – sideoats grama
Bouteloua gracilis – blue grama
Datura wrightii – sacred datura
Dichelostemma capitatum (D. pulchellum) – blue dicks, brodaea
Erigeron divergens – fleabane
Gaillardia aristata -
Glandularia gooddingii (Verbena gooddingii) – Goodding-verbena
Lesquerella fendleri – Fendler's bladderpod
Menodora scabra – rough menodora
Mirabilis longiflora – sweet four o’clock
Mirabilis multiflora – desert four o’clock, Colorado four o’clock
Monarda fistulosa – horsemint, wild beebalm
Monardella arizonica – Arizona monardella
Muhlenbergia rigens – deer grass
Nolina microcarpa - beargrass
Oenothera caespitosa – white tufted evening-primrose
Oenothera elata – Hooker’s evening-primrose
Penstemon eatonii – firecracker penstemon
Penstemon fendleri – Fendler penstemon
Penstemon palmeri – Palmer penstemon, scented penstemon
Plumbago scandens – white plumbago
Porophyllum gracile - odora
Rumex hymenosepala -
Senecio flaccidus (Senecio douglasii) - threadleaf ragwort
Senna covesii - desert senna
Sphaeralcea ambigua – globemallow
Thymophylla pentachaeta (Dyssodia pentachaeta) – golden fleece, dogbane
Zinnia acerosa – desert zinnia
Annuals
Eschscholzia california ssp. mexicana – Mexican gold poppy
Gaillardia pulchella – blanketflower, firewheel
Helianthus annuus – wild sunflower
Lupinus succulentus – arroyo lupine
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia - tansyleaf aster
Monorda citriodora – lemon beebalm
Monarda pectinata – spotted beebalm
Phacelia crenulata - cleftleaf wildheliotrope
Phacelia distans - distant phacelia
Polanisia dodecandra - clammyweed
Proboscidia parviflora – devil’s claw
Salvia columbariae – desert chia
Uropappus lindleyi (Mircroseris lindleyi) - silverpuffs
Verbesina encelioides – crownflower, añil del muerto
Groundcovers
Anemopsis californica – yerba mansa, yerba del manzo
Vines
Aristolochia watsonii – pipevine, snakeroot, Indian root
Clematis drummondii – virgin’s bower, old man’s beard
Lonicera arizonica – Arizona honeysuckle
Passiflora arizonica – fetid passion flower
Passiflora bryonioides – cupped passion flower
Passiflora mexicana – Mexican passion flower
Sarcostemma cynanchoides – milkweed vine
Vitis arizonica – Canyon Grape
Cacti & Succulents (and semi-succulents)
Agave chrysantha – yellow-flowered agave
Agave deserti – desert agave
Agave murpheyi – Hohokam agave, Murphey’s agave
Agave palmeri – Palmer’s agave
Agave parryi – Parry’s agave
Carnegiea gigantea – saguaro
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa. – buckhorn cholla
Cylindropuntia bigelovii – teddy bear cholla
Cylindropuntia fulgida – chain-fruit cholla
Dudleya saxosa ssp. collomiae – rock-echeveria
Echinocereus engelmannii – Engelmann’s hedgehog cactus
Ferocactus acanthodes (F. cylindraceous) – compass barrel
Ferocactus wislizeni – fishhook barrel
Jatropha cardiophylla – limber bush
Mammillaria grahamii – fishhook pincushion cactus
Opuntia englemannii – Engelmann’s prickly-pear
Peniocereus greggii – Arizona queen of the night
Yucca baccata – banana yucca
Yucca elata – soaptree yucca
"Landscaping for Birds" will help you turn your yard into a natural resort for feathered friends! It’s easy to create an inviting environment for birds ( and other delightful creatures) using an exciting array of native and desert adapted plants. Kirti Mathura, Smartscape Coordinator, will show you how to provide a combination of plants that will provide food, shelter, and nesting opportunities for year-round activity.
Landscaping for Birds ONLINE
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Sunday, May 31, 2020 from 2-4 p.m. (optional 30-minute Ask a Master Gardener time after the presentation)
Taught by Maricopa County Smartscape Program Coordinator Kirti Mathura
Public, Master Gardeners & Master Gardener Associates ticket price is $10 each from EventBrite
Sign up for the class presented ONLINE (using Zoom for presentation) on Sunday, May 31, 2-4 p.m. A reminder with the link to the class and handouts will be sent 24 hours in advance to all who have registered. An open-mic Q&A with a Master Gardener will be offered after class for all who have questions. We want you to get as close to an in-person experience as possible!
Future ONLINE class:
Pollinator Gardens that Survive Arizona Summers ONLINE
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Sunday, June 14, 2020 from 2-4 p.m. (with an optional 30-minute Ask a Master Gardener time after the presentation)
Learn more about Pollinators in our Sonoran desert: local bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, moths & bats.
Learn which landscape plants adapted to the Sonoran desert are appropriate for pollinators and survive our summer heat.
Get a plant list specific to the pollinators you wish to invite to your yard. Learn how to deal with pests & insects without pesticides!
A reminder with the link to the class and handouts will be sent 24 hours in advance to all who have registered.
Taught by Master Gardener Lee Ann Aronson
Public, Master Gardeners or Master Gardener Associates ticket price is $10 each
Julie Knapp, Master Gardener
DIG Committee, Master Gardener Advisory Board
If you have questions about DIG classes, please contact me at julieknapp@email.arizona.edu