Spook Hill Neighborhood Action Assoc.

Approved Plant List for Public Areas in the Desert Uplands

Spook Hill NAA Plant Recommendations

This list represents the plants thatthe Mesa Desert Uplands Standards approves for revegetation of common areas that are disturbed during construction and for planting by homeowners in their private property. Plants on the Preferred List must be used for at least 50% of the revegetation in common areas and Mesa encourages developers and HOAs to use at least 90% from the Preferred List. Plants on the Acceptable List are also allowed. Some plants are prohibited in the Desert Uplands. They are on the Prohibited Plants List in the third heading below.

Preferred and Acceptable Plant Lists

Native Plant Preservation. (2474/Reso. 6188,3693)

The Desert Uplands Area is an Upper Sonoran Desert community with unique plants, washes, and land forms which create its own identity and character. To preserve and maintain its unique character, proposed developments shall have two (2) major categories of landscaping: (3693,4233)

1. RETAINED DESERT: Natural, undisturbed open spaces, common areas, and washes which should be subject to no grading and no additional plant materials, except where stabilization of washes is needed to accommodate flows. (3693,4233)

2. REVEGETATED DESERT: Reconstructed desert landscaping, including both retained and revegetated plant materials, shall be in accordance with the Preferred Desert Uplands Plant List in accordance with Subsection (G)3 of this Section, and are to be of the same species mix, and equivalent in size and density to the surrounding undisturbed area: (3693,4233)

PREFERRED DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
RECOMMENDED LOCAL SONORAN DESERT NATIVE PLANTS
TREES
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 ACACIA CONSTRICTA WHITETHORN ACACIA
2 ACACIA GREGGII CATCLAW ACACIA
3 ACACIA FARNESIANA (SYN. ACACIA SMALLII AND SYN. ACACIA MINUTA) SWEET ACACIA
4 BURSERA MICROPHYLLA ELEPHANT TREE
5 CANOTIA HOLACANTHA CRUCIFIXION THORN
6 CELTIS PALLIDA DESERT HACKBERRY
7 CELTIS RETICULATA NETLEAF HACKBERRY
8 PARKINSONIA FLORIDA BLUE PALO VERDE
9 PARKINSONIA MICROPHYLLA FOOTHILL PALO VERDE
10 CHILOPSIS LINEARIS DESERT WILLOW
11 OLNEYA TESOTA IRONWOOD
12 PROSOPIS VELUTINA (SYN. PROSOPIS JULIFLORA) VELVET MESQUITE
13 PROSOPIS PUBESCENS SCREWBEAN MESQUITE
14 QUERCUS TURBINELLA SCRUB OAK
15 FRANGULA CALIFORNICA (SYN. RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA) CALIFORNIA BUCKTHORN
16 RHAMNUS CROCEA HOLLYLEAF BUCKTHORN
17 RHUS OVATA SUGAR SUMAC
18 VAUQUELINIA CALIFORNICA ARIZONA ROSEWOOD


ACCEPTABLE DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
ALLOWABLE DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS - NOT NATIVE TO LOCAL AREA
TREES
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 ACACIA ABYSSINICA ABYSSINIAN ACACIA
2 ACACIA ANEURA MULGA
3 ACACIA CAVENIA CAVEN'S ACACIA
4 ACACIA MILLEFOLIA SANTA RITA ACACIA/MILFOIL WATTLE
5 ACACIA PENNATULA FERNLEAF ACACIA
6 ACACIA OCCIDENTALIS SONORAN CATCLAW ACACIA
7 ACACIA SCHAFFNERI TWISTED ACACIA
8 ACACIA STENOPHYLLA SHOESTRING ACACIA
9 ACACIA WILLARDIANA WHITE BARK ACACIA/PALO BLANCO
10 CAESALPINIA CACALACO CASCALOTE
11 CAESALPINIA PLATYLOBA CURLY PAELA
12 CASSIA LEPTOPHYLLA GOLD MEDALLION TREE
13 CONDALIA GLOBOSA BITTER CONDALIA
14 DALEA SPINOSA SMOKE TREE
15 EBENOPSIS EBANO TEXAS EBONY
16 HAVARDIA PALLENS APES-EARRING/TENAZA
17 LEUCAENA RETUSA GOLDENBALL LEAD TREE
18 LYSILOMA MICROPHYLLA VAR. THORNBERI FERN OF THE DESERT
19 PARKINSONIA (SYN. CERCIDIUM) HYBRID
'DESERT MUSEUM' OR OTHER SELECTIONS HYBRID PALO VERDE
20 PARKINSONIA PRAECOX PALO BREA
21 PITHECELLOBIUM MEXICANUM MEXICAN EBONY
22 PROSOPIS ALBA ARGENTINE MESQUITE
23 PROSOPIS CHILENSIS CHILEAN MESQUITE
24 PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA VAR. TORREYANA HONEY MESQUITE



PREFERRED DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
RECOMMENDED LOCAL SONORAN DESERT NATIVE PLANTS

SHRUBS
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 ABUTILON PALMERI INDIAN MALLOW 25 ENCELIA FRUTESCENS GREEN BRITTLEBUSH
2 ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA FERN ACACIA 26 EPHEDRA VIRIDIS JOINT-FIR/MORMON TEA
3 ACACIA GREGGII CATCLAW ACACIA 27 ERICAMERIA LARICIFOLIA TURPENTINE BUSH
4 ALOYSIA WRIGHTII WRIGHT'S BEE BRUSH 28 ERIOGONUM FASCICULATUM FLATTOP BUCKWHEAT
5 AMBROSIA AMBROSIOIDES CANYON RAGWEED 29 ERIOGONUM WRIGHTII WRIGHT BUCKWHEAT
6 AMBROSIA DELTOIDEA TRIANGLE LEAF BURSAGE 30 FOUQUIERIA SPLENDENS OCOTILLO
7 AMBROSIA DUMOSA WHITE BURSAGE 31 GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE SNAKEWEED
8 ANISACANTHUS THURBERI DESERT HONEYSUCKLE 32 HIBISCUS COULTERI DESERT ROSE MALLOW
9 AQUILEGIA CHRYSANTHA GOLDEN COLUMBINE 33 HYPTIS EMORYI DESERT LAVENDER
10 ARCTOSTAPHYLOS PUNGENS POINTLEAF MANZANITA 34 JUSTICIA CALIFORNICA CHUPAROSA
11 ASCLEPIAS LINARIA PINELEAF MILKWEED 35 KRAMERIA GRAYI WHITE RATANY
12 ASCLEPIAS SUBULATA DESERT MILKWEED 36 LARREA TRIDENTATA CREOSOTE BUSH
13 ATRIPLEX CANESCENS FOURWING SALTBUSH 37 LOTUS RIGIDUS DEER-VETCH
14 BACCHARIS GLUTINOSA SEEP-WILLOW 38 LYCIUM ANDERSONII ANDERSON WOLFBERRY (THORNBUSH)
15 BACCHARIS SAROTHROIDES DESERT BROOM (MALE) 39 LYCIUM EXSERTUM LITTLELEAF WOLFBERRY
16 BEBBIA JUNCEA SWEET BUSH 40 LYCIUM FREMONTII FREMONT WOLFBERRY
17 BERBERIS HAEMOTOCARPA RED BARBERRY 41 MIMOSA BIUNCIFERA WAIT-A-MINUTE BUSH
18 BRICKELLIA COULTERI COULTER'S BRICKELLIA 42 NOLINA MICROCARPA BEARGRASS
19 CALLIANDRA ERIOPHYLLA FAIRY DUSTER 43 PLUMBAGO SCANDENS PLUMBAGO
20 CELTIS PALLIDA DESERT HACKBERRY 44 RHUS TRILOBATA THREE LEAF SUMAC
21 CERCOCARPUS MONTANUS MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY 45 SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS JOJOBA
22 COURSETIA GLANDULOSA BABY BONNETS 46 TRIXIS CALIFORNICA TRIXIS
23 DODONAEA VISCOSA HOPBUSH 47 VIGUIERA DELTOIDEA VAR. PARISHII GOLDEN EYE
24 ENCELIA FARINOSA BRITTLEBUSH 48 ZIZYPHUS OBTUSIFOLIA GRAY THORN


ACCEPTABLE DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
ALLOWABLE DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS - NOT NATIVE TO LOCAL AREA
SHRUBS
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 ACACIA CRASPEDOCARPA LEATHER LEAF ACACIA 28 JUSTICIA SPICIGERA MEXICAN HONEYSUCKLE
2 ACACIA RIGENS NEEDLE WATTLE 29 LEUCOPHYLLUM FRUTESCENS TEXAS SAGE
3 ALOYSIA GRATISSIMA SYN. ALOYSIA LYCIOIDES BEE BRUSH 30 LEUCOPHYLLUM LAEVIGATUM CHIHUAHUAN SAGE
4 ATRIPLEX HYMENELYTRA DESERT HOLLY 31 LYCIUM BERLANDIERI BERLANDIER'S WOLFBERRY
5 ATRIPLEX LENTIFORMIS QUAIL BRUSH 32 LYSILOMA CANDIDA PALO BLANCO
6 ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA OLD MAN SALTBUSH 33 MAYTENUS PHYLLANTHOIDES MANGLE DULCE
7 ATRIPLEX POLYCARPA DESERT SALTBUSH 34 MIMOSA DYSOCARPA VELVET POD MIMOSA
8 ATRIPLEX TORREYI VAR. GRIFFITHSII GRIFFITH'S SALT BUSH 35 PITTOSPORUM PHILLYRAEOIDES WEEPING PITTOSPORUM
9 BUDDLEJA MARRUBIFOLIA WOOLLY BUTTERFLY BUSH 36 RUELLIA CALIFORNICA RUELLIA
10 BURSERA FAGAROIDES FRAGRANT BURSERA 37 RUELLIA PENINSULARIS DESERT RUELLIA
11 CAESALPINIA GILLIESII YELLOW BIRD OF PARADISE 38 SALVIA FARINACEA MEALY CUP SAGE
12 CAESALPINIA MEXICANA MEXICAN BIRD OF PARADISE 39 SALVIA GREGGII AUTUMN SAGE
13 CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA RED BIRD OF PARADISE 40 SALVIA CHAMAEDRYOIDES MEXICAN BLUE SAGE
14 CAESALPINIA PUMILA COPPER BIRD OF PARADISE 41 SENECIO SALIGNUS WILLOW LEAF GROUNDSEL
15 CALLIANDRA CALIFORNICA RED FAIRY DUSTER 42 SENECIO ARIZONICUS ARIZONA GROUNDSEL
16 CASSIA GOLDMANNII GOLDMAN'S CASSIA 43 SENNA ARTEMISIOIDES FEATHERY CASSIA
17 CONDALIA GLOBOSA BITTER CONDALIA 44 SENNA BIFLORA TWO-FLOWERED CASSIA
18 CORDIA PARVIFOLIA LITTLELEAF CORDIA 45 SENNA CANDOLEANA NEW ZEALAND CASSIA
19 DALEA BICOLOR VAR. ARGYREA SILVER DALEA 46 SENNA NEMOPHILA DESERT CASSIA
20 DALEA FORMOSA FEATHER DALEA 47 SENNA PHYLLODINEA SILVER-LEAF CASSIA
21 DALEA PULCHRA BUSH DALEA 48 SENNA PURPUSII BAJA CALIFORNIA SENNA
22 DALEA VERSICOLOR VAR. SESSILIS (SYN., DALEA WISLIZENI) WEEPING DALEA 49 SENNA STURTII STURT'S CASSIA
23 EYSENHARDTIA ORTHOCARPA KIDNEYWOOD 50 SENNA WISLEZENII SHRUBBY CASSIA
24 FALLUGIA PARADOXA APACHE PLUME 51 SOPHORA SECUNDIFLORA TEXAS MOUNTAIN LAUREL
25 FORESTIERA NEOMEXICANA DESERT OLIVE 52 TECOMA STANS VAR. ANGUSTATA ARIZONA YELLOW BELLS
26 JATROPHA CARDIOPHYLLA LIMBER BUSH 53 TETRACOCCUS HALLII HALLS' TETRACOCCUS
27 JUSTICIA CANDICANS HUMMINGBIRD BUSH


PREFERRED DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
RECOMMENDED LOCAL SONORAN DESERT NATIVE PLANTS
CACTI, SUCCULENTS, AND ACCENT PLANTS
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 AGAVE TOUMEYANA TOUMEY AGAVE
2 AGAVE CHRYSANTHA GOLDEN-FLOWERED AGAVE
3 CARNEGIEA GIGANTEA SAGUARO
4 DASYLIRION WHEELERI DESERT SPOON/SOTOL
5 ECHINOCEREUS ENGELMANNII HEDGEHOG CACTUS
6 FEROCACTUS CYLINDRACEUS COMPASS BARREL CACTUS
76 FEROCACTUS WISLIZENII FISHHOOK BARREL CACTUS
8 MAMMILLARIA GRAHAMII FISHHOOK PINCUSHION CACTUS
9 OPUNTIA ACANTHOCARPA BUCKHORN CHOLLA
10 OPUNTIA BIGELOVII TEDDY BEAR CHOLLA
11 OPUNTIA FULGIDA CHAINFRUIT CHOLLA
12 OPUNTIA LEPTOCAULIS DESERT CHRISTMAS CACTUS
13 OPUNTIA PHAECANTHA PRICKLY PEAR
14 YUCCA BACCATA BANANA YUCCA
15 YUCCA ELATA SOAPTREE YUCCA


ACCEPTABLE DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
ALLOWABLE DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS - NOT NATIVE TO LOCAL AREA
CACTI, SUCCULENTS, AND ACCENT PLANTS
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 AGAVE ARIZONICA ARIZONA AGAVE
2 AGAVE DESERTI DESERT AGAVE
3 AGAVE SPECIES AGAVE/CENTURY PLANTS
4 AGAVE MURPHEYI MURPHEY AGAVE
5 HESPERALOE PARVIFLORA RED YUCCA
6 OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA INDIAN FIG
7 YUCCA SPECIES YUCCA


PREFERRED DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
RECOMMENDED LOCAL SONORAN DESERT NATIVE PLANTS
VINES
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 CUCURBITA DIGITATA COYOTE GOURD VINE
2 JANUSIA GRACILIS SLENDER JANUSIA



PREFERRED DESERT UPLANDS DESERT PLANT LIST
RECOMMENDED LOCAL SONORAN DESERT NATIVE PLANTS
ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, GROUNDCOVERS, WILDFLOWERS
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 ARGEMONE PLEIACANTHA PRICKLY POPPY 26 MIRABILIS MULTIFLORA COLORADO FOUR O'CLOCK
2 ARTEMISIA LUDOVICIANA PRAIRIE SAGEBRUSH 27 OENOTHERA CAESPITOSA WHITE EVENING PRIMROSE
3 BAILEYA MULTIRADIATA DESERT MARIGOLD 28 ORTHOCARPUS PURPURASCENS OWL'S CLOVER
4 CALOCHORTUS KENNEDYI DESERT MARIPOSA LILY 29 PECTIS PAPPOSA CHINCHWEED
5 CHAENACTIS STEVIOIDES ESTEVE'S PINCUSHION 30 PENSTEMON BARBATUS SCARLET BUGLER
6 DATURA WRIGHTII SACRED DATURA 31 PENSTEMON EATONI FIRECRACKER PENSTEMON
7 DELPHINIUM PARISHII DESERT LARKSPUR 32 PENSTEMON PSEUDOSPECTABILIS CANYON PENSTEMON
8 DICHELOSTEMMA PULCHELLUM BLUE DICKS 33 PENSTEMON SUBULATUS BEARDTONGUE
9 ERIASTRUM DIFFUSUM WOOLSTAR/PRICKLY STARS 34 PERITYLE EMORYI ROCK DAISY
10 ERIGERON DIVERGENS NATIVE FLEABANE 35 PHACELIA CAMPANULARIA DESERT BLUEBELLS
11 ESCHSCHOLZIA CALIFORNICA CALIFORNIA POPPY 36 PHACELIA CRENULATA SCORPIONWEED
12 ESCHSCHOLZIA MEXICANA MEXICAN GOLD POPPY 37 PHACELIA DISTANS WILD HELIOTROPE
13 HIBISCUS DENADATUS PALEFACE ROSE-MALLOW 38 PHLOX TENUIFOLIA DESERT PHLOX
14 LASTHENIA CALIFORNICA GOLDFIELDS 39 PLATYSTEMON CALIFORNICUS CREAM CUPS
15 LAYIA GLANDULOSA WHITE TIDY TIPS 40 PROBOSCIDEA PARVIFLORA DEVIL'S CLAW
16 LESQUERELLA GORDONII BLADDERPOD MUSTARD 41 PSILOSTROPHE COOPERI COOPER'S PAPER FLOWER
17 LESQUERRELLA PURPUREA PURPLE BLADDERPOD 42 RAFINESQUIA NEOMEXICANA DESERT CHICORY
18 LINUM LEWSII BLUE FAX 43 SALVIA COLUMBARIAE CHIA
19 LUPINUS SPARSIFLORUS DESERT LUPINE 44 SENNA COVESII DESERT SENNA
20 MACHAERANTHERA ASTEROIDS PURPLE ASTER 45 SPHAERALCEA AMBIGUA DESERT GLOBE MALLOW
21 MACHAERANTHERA GRACILIS YELLOW SPLENDER ASTER 46 STACHYS COCCINEA TEXAS BETONY
22 MELAMPODIUM LEUCANTHUM BLACKFOOT DAISY 47 STEPHANOMERIA PAUCIFLORA DESERT STRAW
23 MENTZELIA INVOLUCRATA BLAZING STAR 48 THYMOPHYLLA PENTACHAETA GOLDEN DOGWEED
24 MIMULUS CARDINALS SCARLET MONKEY FLOWER 49 ZAUSCHERIA LATIFOLIA HUMMINGBIRD FLOWER
25 MIMULUS GUTTATUS YELLOW MONKEY FLOWER


ACCEPTABLE DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
ALLOWABLE DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS - NOT NATIVE TO LOCAL AREA
ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, GROUNDCOVERS, WILDFLOWERS
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 BAHIA ABSINTHIFOLIA BAHIA
2 SWAINSONA FORMOSA STURT'S DESERT PEA
3 DYSSODIA PENTACHAETA GOLDEN DYSSODIA
4 ERODIUM TEXANUM FILLAREE
5 NOLINA BIGELOVII BIGELOW NOLINA
6 PENSTEMON SPECIES PENSTEMON
7 PLANTAGO INSULARIS INDIAN WHEAT
8 VERBENA SPECIES VERBENA
9 ZINNIA ACEROSA DESERT ZINNIA


PREFERRED DESERT UPLANDS PLANT LIST
RECOMMENDED LOCAL SONORAN DESERT NATIVE PLANTS
GRASSES
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 ARISTIDA PURPUREA PURPLE THREEAWN
2 MUHLENBERGIA DUMOSA BANBOO-MUHLY
3 MUHLENBERGIA RIGENS DEER GRASS
4 BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA SIDEOATS GRAMMA
5 MUHLENBERGIA PORTERI BUSH MUHLY

NOTE: Protected Native Plants: The Arizona Department of Agriculture Plants Services Division has formulated a policy concerning protected native plants. A permit is required for the removal and transportation of protected native plants. All protected native plants shall be tagged by the Arizona Department of Agriculture. (3693, 4233)
3. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the plant material used for common area, parkway, and median landscaping shall be selected from the Preferred Desert Uplands Plant List, and the remainder selected from the Acceptable Desert Uplands Plant List. Subdividers are encouraged to select at least ninety percent (90%) of the plant material used for common area, parkway, and median landscaping from the Preferred Desert Uplands Plant List. (4233)

4. The use of turf is discouraged in order to retain the desert character and to conserve water resources. (4233)

5. Front and Rear Private Yards/Gardens: Plant materials for this area are left to the choice of the individual homeowners and their homeowners' association. Homeowners are encouraged to use plants from the Preferred Desert Uplands Plant List. (3693,4233)

6. Retained or transplanted cactus and ocotillo may be substituted to achieve up to fifty percent (50%) of the required number of trees to be planted in the street right-of-way. (2474/Reso. 6188,3693,4233)

Prohibited Plant List

PROHIBITED PLANT LIST
BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME
1 PALMAE ALL PALMS
2 PINUS ALL PINES
3 CUPRESSUS CYPRESS
4 CHAMAECYPARIS FALSE CYPRESS
5 JUNIPERUS JUNIPER
6 CEDRUS CEDAR
7 OLEA EUROPAEA OLIVE TREES
8 NERIUM OLEANDER OLEANDERS
9 THEVETIA SPECIES THEVETIA
10 PENNISETUM SETACEUM FOUNTAIN GRASS
11 CITRUS CITRUS