Section 7

SECTION 7

High Desert Grassland Habitat:

Use plants from this list in landscapes in windswept, sunny open areas of grass and low-growing forbs and shrubs characterized by well-drained, frequently dry soils with low fertility such as Leupp, Valle, Winona, Wupatki, Chino Valley, Winslow and Holbrook, and open areas in east Flagstaff along North 89A and similar areas throughout the region. These areas can often be quite cold in the evenings and winters.

Trees:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Cupressus arizonica	Arizona Cypress		Low	Sun
Forestiera neomexicana	New Mexico Privet		Low	Sun
Fraxinus velutina	Velvet Ash		Low to moderate	Sun
Juniperus monosperma	One-seed Juniper		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Juniperus osteosperma	Utah Juniper		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Juniperus scopulorum	Rocky Mountain Juniper		Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Platanus wrightii	Arizona Sycamore		Moderate to high	Sun (with water)
Populus fremontii	Fremont Cottonwood		Moderate to high	Sun (with water)
Robinia neomexicana	New Mexico Locust		Low	Sun (with water)
Salix exigua	Coyote Willow		Low to moderate	Sun (with water)

Shrubs:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Amelanchier utahensis	Utah Serviceberry		Low	Sun to shade
Artemisia filifolia	Sand Sagebrush		Low	Sun
Artemisia frigida	Sagebrush		Low	Sun
Artemisia spp.	Sagebrushes		Low	Sun
Artemisia tridentata	Big Sagebrush		Low	Sun
Atriplex canescens	Fourwing Saltbrush		Low	Sun
Mahonia repens	Creeping Barberry		Low to moderate	Shade to lt. sun
Calliandra humilis	False-Mesquite		Low	Sun
Ceratoides lanatum	Winterfat		Low	Sun
Chrysothamnus nauseosus	Rabbitbrush		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus	Rabbitbrush		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Dalea frutescens	Black Indigobush		Low	Sun
Ephedra nevadensis	Mormon Tea		Low	Sun
Fallugia paradoxa	Apache Plume		Low	Sun
Forestiera neomexicana	Desert Olive		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Kuhnia rosmarinifolia	False Boneset		Low	Sun
Lycium andersoni	Desert Thorn		Low	Sun
Lycium pallidum	Pale Wolfberry		Low	Sun
Mahonia fremontii	Fremont Barberry		Low	Sun
Mahonia haematocarpa	Redberry Mahonia		Low	Sun
Psoralea lanceolata	Lemon Scurfpea		Low	Sun
Purshia stansburiana	Arizona Cliffrose		Low	Sun
Purshia tridentata	Antelope Bitterbush		Low	Sun
Rhus trilobata	Three-leaf Sumac		Low	Sun
Ribes aureum	Golden Currant		Low to moderate	Sun
Ribes cereum	Wax Currant		Low	Sun to shade
Rosa woodsii	Woods Rose		Low to moderate	Sun to shade
Tetradymia canescens	Horsebrush		Low	Sun to lt. shade

Vines:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Maurandya antirrhiniflora	Snapdragon		Low	Sun
Maurandya wislizenii	Netcup		Low	Sun

Perennials:

*Scientific Name*	Common Name	Height x width	Water	Light
Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa	Yarrow		Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Allionia incarnata	Allionia		Low	Sun
Argemone sp.	Prickly Poppy		Low	Sun
Artemisia pacifica	Pacific Sagebrush		Low	Sun
Aster spp.	Asters		Low to moderate	Sun to shade
Astragalus lentiginosus	Milkvetch		Low	Sun
Atriplex confertiflora	Shadscale		Low	Sun
Brickellia californica	Bricklebush		Low to moderate	Sun
Castilleja integra or linariaefolia	Paintbrush		Low to moderate	Sun
Chrysopis foliosa	Golden Aster		Low	Sun
Cirsium arizonicum	Arizona Thistle		Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Cryptantha jamesii	Cryptantha		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Datura metaloides	Sacred Datura		Low	Sun
Delphinium scaposum	Larkspur		Low to moderate	Sun to lt. shade
Echinocereus	Hedgehog Cactus		Low	Sun to lt. shade
Echinocereus fendleri			Low
Eriogonum racemosum	Redroot Buckwheat		Low to moderate	Sun to shade
Eriogonum sp.	Wild Buckwheat		Low	Sun
Erysimum capitatum	Wallflower		Low to moderate	Shade to sun
Gaillardia pinnatifida	Blanketflower		Low	Sun
Gaura coccinea	Scarlet Gaura