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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.

Maximilian sunflower 1
Helianthus maximiliani
Engelmann Daisy 2
Engelmannia peristenia
upright prairie coneflower 3
Ratibida columnifera
common sunflower 4
Helianthus annuus
Blanket Flowers 5
Gaillardia
woolly paperflower
Psilostrophe tagetina
Fleabanes and Horseweeds 6
Erigeron
blackfoot daisy 7
Melampodium leucanthum
Tahoka daisy 3
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
dotted gayfeather 8
Liatris punctata
showy goldeneye 9
Heliomeris multiflora
prairie sunflower 10
Helianthus petiolaris
lyre-leaf greeneyes 11
Berlandiera lyrata
common yarrow 12
Achillea millefolium
Rocky Mountain zinnia 13
Zinnia grandiflora
cowpen daisy 14
Verbesina encelioides
Greenthread 15
Thelesperma filifolium
white heath aster 16
Symphyotrichum ericoides
pricklyleaf dogweed
Thymophylla acerosa
Badlands Mule-ears 17
Scabrethia scabra
threadleaf groundsel 14
Senecio flaccidus
goldenrods 18
Solidago
sand sagebrush 19
Artemisia filifolia
Damianita 19
Chrysactinia mexicana
desert broom 20
Baccharis sarothroides
turpentine bush 13
Ericameria laricifolia
rubber rabbitbrush 21
Ericameria nauseosa
Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye 22
Sidneya tenuifolia
mariola 22
Parthenium incanum
mist flower 23
Ageratina riparia
Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye 22
Sidneya tenuifolia

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