North America
Native Plants of Mexico (Southwest)
418 plants are native to Mexico (Southwest) in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Mexico (Southwest)'s native flora
- Abutilon fruticosumsweet Indian mallowMalvaceae
- Acalypha persimilishornbeam copperleafEuphorbiaceae
- Acanthocereus tetragonusfairy castle cactusCactaceae
- Acer negundoBox elderSapindaceae
- Acmella repensoppositeleaf spotflowerAsteraceae
- Acrostichum danaeifoliumgiant leather fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum capillus-venerisblack maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Adiantum raddianummaidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Agave americanacentury plantAsparagaceae
- Agave americana 'Variegata'variegated century plantAsparagaceae
- Agave attenuatafox tail agaveAsparagaceae
- Agave geminifloratwin flower agave plantAsparagaceae
- Agave parryi var. couesiicoues agaveAsparagaceae
- Agave vilmorinianaoctopus agaveAsparagaceae
- Ageratina adenophoraCrofton weedAsteraceae
- Ageratina ripariamist flowerAsteraceae
- Ageratum houstonianumflossflowerAsteraceae
- Allionia incarnatatrailing windmillsNyctaginaceae
- Aloysia gratissimawhitebrushVerbenaceae
- Amaranthus palmeriPalmer's amaranthAmaranthaceae
- Amaranthus retroflexusredroot pigweedAmaranthaceae
- Ambrosia psilostachyawestern ragweedAsteraceae
- Ampelopsis cordataheart leaf peppervineVitaceae
- Anatherum virginicumbroomsedge bluestemPoaceae
- Andropogon gerardibig bluestemPoaceae
- Andropogon gerardiibig bluestemPoaceae
- Anemopsis californicaYerba MansaSaururaceae
- Angelonia angustifoliasummer snapdragonPlantaginaceae
- Annona glabrapond appleAnnonaceae
- Annona squamosasugar appleAnnonaceae
- Antigonon leptopuscoral vinePolygonaceae
- Aphanostephus ramosissimuslazy daisyAsteraceae
- Arctostaphylos pungenspointleaf manzanitaEricaceae
- Argemone platycerascrested pricklypoppyPapaveraceae
- Artemisia dracunculusFrench tarragonAsteraceae
- Artemisia ludovicianasilver wormwoodAsteraceae
- Asclepias curassavicatropical milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias oenotheroidesZizotes milkweedApocynaceae
- Asplenium scolopendriumharts tongue fernAspleniaceae
- Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustatum'narrow Hart's tongue fernAspleniaceae
- Avicennia germinansblack mangroveAcanthaceae
- Baccharis salicifoliamule fatAsteraceae
- Batis maritimasaltwortBataceae
- Beaucarnea recurvataponytail palmAsparagaceae
- Berberis trifoliolataagaritaBerberidaceae
- Bidens albaSpanish needlesAsteraceae
- Bidens laevissmooth beggarticksAsteraceae
- Bidens pilosahairy beggarticksAsteraceae
- Boehmeria cylindricafalse nettleUrticaceae
- Boerhavia coccineascarlet spiderlingNyctaginaceae
- Bolboschoenus maritimussea clubrushCyperaceae
- Bothriochloa torreyanasilver bluestemPoaceae
- Bouteloua curtipendulasideoats gramaPoaceae
- Bouteloua dactyloidesbuffalo grassPoaceae
- Bouteloua gracilisblue grama grassPoaceae
- Brasenia schreberiWatershieldCabombaceae
- Bursera simarubagumbo limboBurseraceae
- Calliandra eriophyllapink fairy-dusterFabaceae
- Callisia repensturtle vineCommelinaceae
- Calyptocarpus vialisstraggler daisyAsteraceae