Perennial shrub found in desert washes, slopes and canyons, below 7000 ft elevation, pink to white flowers, blooms from May to June

Height: 2 ft / Width: 2 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Attracts butterflies (nut-brown hairstreak, lupine blue, Mormon metalmark)
• Fragrant flowers
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Perennial deciduous shrub found on volcanic and granite slopes, canyons, flats, and dry washes, between 800 and 4500 ft elevation, indigo (deep purple) flowers, blooms from April to June

Height: 2 to 3 ft / Width: up to 5 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Smooth white branches
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Perennial deciduous shrub found on dry rocky slopes and ridges from 500 to 5000 ft elevation, purple (magenta) flowers, blooms from March to June

Height: 2 ft / Width: 3 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Roots traditionally used for red dye

Perennial shrub found on sandy to gravelly slopes, washes, scrubland and woodland, below 5000 ft elevation, purple/blue and white flowers, blooms from March to June

Height: 3 ft / Width: 3 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Also called "paper bag bush"
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Perennial shrub found in alluvial washes, dry slopes, pinyon-juniper and joshua tree woodlands, from 3000 to 8500 ft elevation, purple and blue flowers, blooms from May to June

Height: 2.5 ft / Width: 2.5 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Fragrant flowers
• Leaves used for colds and sore throats
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Perennial shrub which grows in desert mountain regions, grasslands, and desert woodland such as Joshua tree and pinyon-juniper, from 3000 to 8000 ft elevation, large white bell-shaped flowers, blooms from March to July

Height: 3 to 4 ft / Width: up to 4 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Edible fruit
• Roots have soap-like properties
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Creosote is a common evergreen shrub of the southwestern deserts, found growing on bajadas, slopes, and valley floors up to 5000 feet elevation, yellow flowers, blooms from April to May

Height: 5 to 10 ft / Width: up to 8 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Produces a strong scent after rain
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Perennial deciduous shrub found in washes, canyons, blackbrush scrubland, and pinyon-juniper woodland, below 7000 ft elevation, white flowers, blooms from March to May

Height: 4 to 6 ft / Width: up to 6 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Inedible (toxic) seeds resemble small peaches
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Perennial shrub found growing in washes and on slopes, from 4500 to 6000 ft elevation, white/lavender flowers, blooms from late May to July

Height: 2 to 5 ft / Width: 2 to 5 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
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Perennial shrub found growing on slopes, washes and scrubland, below 6500 ft elevation, yellow/cream flowers, blooms from March to April

Height: 4 ft / Width: 4 ft

• Full sun (tolerates some shade)
• low water-use
• Berries taste like lemonade!
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Perennial shrub found growing in desert washes or along rocky or gravelly slopes, below 6000 ft elevation, white to lavender flowers, blooms from March to May

Height: 2 to 5 ft / Width: 2 to 5 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Small red tomato-like berries
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Large perennial deciduous shrub / small tree, found in desert washes and flats, between 500 to 4500 ft elevation, yellow flowers, blooms from April to June

Height: up to 15 ft / Width: up to 15 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Small curved prickles "cat claws"
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Large perennial shrub found in pinyon-juniper and Joshua tree woodlands, from 4000 to 7500 ft elevation, white flowers, blooms from May to September

Height: 6 to 8 ft / Width: 6 to 8 ft

• Full sun, low to moderate water-use
• Attracts pollinators (bees)
• Fragrant flowers
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Colony of a few plants or a single-plant yucca found growing in chaparral and creosote bush scrub, from 1000 to 4000 ft elevation, large clusters of white/cream flowers, blooms from April to May

Height: 5 to 10 ft / Width: Variable

• Full sun, low water-use
• Protected plant in NV and AZ
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Deciduous tree found in canyons, along streambanks, and riparian woodland, below 5000 ft elevation, pink and red flowers, blooms for only 2 weeks between February and April

Height: up to 20 ft / Width: up to 20 ft

• Full sun, low to moderate water-use
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Deciduous tree found growing in washes and canyons below 5000 ft elevation, light pink to purple flowers (with yellow streaks), blooms from May to September

Height: up 20 ft / Width: up to 20 ft

• Full sun, low to moderate water-use
• Attracts hummingbirds
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Tree-like yucca found growing on flats and slopes only in the Mojave Desert, from 1500 to 6600 ft elevation, large white/cream flowers, blooms from April to May

Height: 5 to 25 ft / Width: less than 15 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Protected plant in NV and AZ
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An uncommon deciduous tree (with spines) found in sandy or gravelly washes, salt pans, and near creeks, from 500 to 3500 ft elevation, yellow flowers, blooms from April to September

Height: up to 20 ft / Width: up to 20 ft

• Full sun, low to moderate water-use
• Bean pods twisted tightly, resembling screws
• Can be found along the Amargosa River
• Traditional subsistence food (beans)
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Deciduous tree (with spines) which often grows wider than tall, found in washes, salt pans, alkali and alluvial flats, from below sea level to 5500 ft elevation, yellow flowers, blooms from April to August

Height: up to 20 ft / Width: up to 20 ft

• Full sun, low to moderate water-use
• Grows < sea level in "Death Valley"
• Traditional subsistence food (beans)
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Annual or perennial herb found growing in desert scrubland, above 500 ft elevation, orange flowers, blooms in spring and summer

Height: 3 ft / Width: 3 ft

• Full sun, low water-use

Annual wildflower or perennial herb, found on desert flats, washes, and hillsides, from 1500 to 5000 ft elevation, yellow flowers, blooms from April to July

Height: 1 ft / Width: 2 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
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Perennial spreading forb found in washes and along rocky slopes, from 4000 to 6500 ft elevation, purple-blue flowers, blooms from April to June

Height: 1 ft / Width: 2 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Potential ground cover plant
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Perennial forb which grows in low-elevation washes and clay alkali flats, from 2000 to 2500 ft elevation, light pink and purple flowers, begins to bloom during March or May

Height: 1.5 ft / Width: 2 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
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Perennial groundcover found on dry rocky slopes, hillsides and washes, below 7000 ft elevation, pink/magenta flowers, blooms from April to June, also from October to September with late summer rain

Height: 1 ft / Width: 3 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Prefers filtered shade in the afternoon
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Perennial grass found growing in desert scrubland, woodland, flats, washes, sand dunes, and dry rocky slopes, below 5000 ft elevation, inconspicuous and short-lived purple flowers, blooms from February to June

Height: 2 ft / Width: 3 ft

• Full sun, low water-use

Low-growing spreading cactus, commonly found in pinyon-juniper woodland, Joshua tree woodland and creosote scrubland, below 6500 ft elevation, large pink/magenta flowers, blooms from March to June

Height: 1 ft / Width: up to 4 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Cactus pads are beavertail-shaped
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Tree-like cactus (single trunk) found in sandy or rocky soils, Joshua tree woodland and creosote scrubland, from 2000 to 4500 ft elevation, yellow-orange flowers, blooms from May to June

Height: 3 to 6 ft / Width: up to 6 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
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Forms large spreading mounds, found in desert montane areas in rocky outcrops, locally between 5000 to 7000 ft elevation, red flowers, blooms from May to June

Height: less than 1 ft / Width: up to 3 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• Up to 300 stems in a single mound

Low growing cactus found in srcubland, pinyon-juniper woodlands and desert mountains, from 2500 to 9000 ft elevation, yellow flowers, blooms from May to June

Height: 1 to 2 ft / Width: up to 3 ft

• Full sun, low water-use
• May have yellow, pink or magenta flowers
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