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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.

claret-cup hedgehog 1
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
walkingstick cactus 2
Cylindropuntia imbricata spinosior
wild buckwheats 3
Eriogonum
Candle Cholla 4
Cylindropuntia kleiniae
tree cholla 5
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Colorado four o'clock 6
Mirabilis multiflora
Christmas cholla 7
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
claret-cup hedgehog 1
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
purple prickly pear
Opuntia macrocentra
Opuntia cacanapa 8
Engelmann's prickly pear 9
Opuntia engelmannii
brown-spined prickly-pear 9
Opuntia phaeacantha
Shadscale 10
Atriplex confertifolia
fourwing saltbush 11
Atriplex canescens
eastern Mojave buckwheat 12
Eriogonum fasciculatum polifolium
tree cholla 5
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Candle Cholla 4
Cylindropuntia kleiniae
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
walkingstick cactus 2
Cylindropuntia imbricata spinosior
Opuntia cacanapa 8
purple prickly pear
Opuntia macrocentra
claret-cup hedgehog 1
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
brown-spined prickly-pear 9
Opuntia phaeacantha
Engelmann's prickly pear 9
Opuntia engelmannii

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