Chihuahuan Desert
This EPA Level III ecoregion encompasses all or part of 16 counties in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. The Chihuahuan Desert extends across southern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona and northern Mexico. In Texas, this ecoregion covers roughly the same area as the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Trans-Pecos vegetative region. This collection lists only those taxa found in the Texas portion of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Agrostis hyemalis | Winter Bentgrass | |
Agave lechuguilla | Lechuguilla Tula Ixtle Maguey Lechuguilla Shindagger | |
Agastache micrantha | White Giant Hyssop | |
Agastache pallidiflora | Mountain Giant Hyssop | |
Agave parryi | Parry's Agave Century Plant Parry Agave | |
Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana | Parry's Agave New Mexico Agave | |
Agave parryi ssp. parryi | Parry's Agave Rough Agave Century Plant Mescal | |
Ageratina wrightii | White Mistflower Wright's Snakeroot White Boneset White Ageratum | |
Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | |
Allionia choisyi | Smooth Trailing Four O'Clock Trailing Four O'Clock Annual Windmills Umbrellawort Garapatilla | |
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