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ABQ Backyard Refuge Program plants

These species are on the official plant list for building a certified ABQ Backyard Refuge.
Visit ABQbackyardrefuge.org for an introductory guide, workbook, pdf of the plant list, and many more resources.

Havard's Century Plant 1
Agave havardiana
Palmer's agave 2
Agave palmeri
Wheeler sotol 3
Dasylirion wheeleri
Texas sotol 4
Dasylirion texanum
New Mexico agave 5
Agave parryi neomexicana
Texas Sacahuiste 6
Nolina texana
New Mexico False Yucca 7
Hesperaloe funifera
red yucca 1
Hesperaloe parviflora
sacahuista 8
Nolina microcarpa
banana yucca 9
Yucca baccata
soaptree yucca 10
Yucca elata
Great Plains yucca 11
Yucca glauca
New Mexico agave 5
Agave parryi neomexicana
Havard's Century Plant 1
Agave havardiana
soaptree yucca 10
Yucca elata
Palmer's agave 2
Agave palmeri
Texas sotol 4
Dasylirion texanum
Wheeler sotol 3
Dasylirion wheeleri
banana yucca 9
Yucca baccata
Great Plains yucca 11
Yucca glauca
Texas Sacahuiste 6
Nolina texana
New Mexico False Yucca 7
Hesperaloe funifera
red yucca 1
Hesperaloe parviflora
sacahuista 8
Nolina microcarpa

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