Arizona Administrative Code
Title 3 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIVISION
Article 11 - ARIZONA NATIVE PLANTS
Appendix A - Protected Native Plants by Category
A. Highly safeguarded native plants as prescribed in A.R.S. § 3-903(B)(1), for which removal is not allowed except as provided in R3-3-1105 :
Amaryllidaceae Allium gooddingii - Goodding's onion
Apiaceae Eryngium sparganophyllum - Arizona eryngo
Apiaceae Lilaeopsis schaffneriana ssp. recurva - Cienega false rush, Huachuca water umbel
Apocynaceae Amsonia grandiflora - Arizona bluestar
Apocynaceae Amsonia kearneyana - Kearney's bluestar
Apocynaceae Asclepias welshii - Welsh's milkweed
Apocynaceae Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii - Jones' waxy dogbane
Apocynaceae Matelea tristiflora - Talayote
Asparagaceae Agave x arizonica - Arizona agave
Asparagaceae Agave delamateri - Tonto Basin agave
Asparagaceae Agave murpheyi - Hohokam agave
Asparagaceae Agave parviflora - Santa Cruz striped agave
Asparagaceae Agave phillipsiana Grand Canyon agave
Asparagaceae Agave sanpedroensis - San Pedro agave
Asparagaceae Agave schottii var. treleasei - Trelease agave
Asparagaceae Agave verdensis - Sacred Mountain agave
Asparagaceae Agave yavapaiensis - Page Springs agave
Asparagaceae Yucca kenabensis - Kanab yucca
Asteraceae Ericameria arizonica - Arizona heath-goldenrod
Asteraceae Erigeron lemmonii - Lemmon fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron rhizomatus - Zuni fleabane
Asteraceae Packera franciscana - San Francisco Peaks groundsel
Asteraceae Pectis imberbis - Beardless chinchweed
Asteraceae Perityle spp. (except Perityle emoryi) - Rockdaisy
Asteraceae Senecio multidentatus var. huachucanus - Huachuca groundsel
Boraginaceae Oreocarya semiglabra - Smooth cryptantha
Boraginaceae Phacelia cronquistiana - Cronquist's phacelia
Cactaceae Carnegiea gigantea, crested form - Saguaro, "crested" or "fan-top"?
Cactaceae Coryphantha recurvata - Golden-chested beehive cactus
Cactaceae Coryphantha robustispina ssp. robustispina - Scheer's strong-spined cory cactus
Cactaceae Coryphantha robustispina ssp. uncinata
Cactaceae Cylindropuntia abyssi - Peach Springs cholla
Cactacieae Cylindropuntia x campii - Camp's cholla
Cactaceae Echinocactus horizonthalonius ssp. nicholii - Nichol's Turk's head cactus
Cactaceae Echinocereus arizonicus ssp. arizonicus - Arizona hedgehog cactus
Cactaceae Echinomastus erectocentrus ssp. acunensis - Acuna cactus
Cactaceae Escobaria robbinsorum - Cochise pincushion cactus
Cactaceae Pediocactus bradyi - Brady's pincushion cactus
Cactaceae Pediocactus paradinei - Paradine plains cactus
Cactaceae Pediocactus peeblesianus - Peebles' Navajo cactus, Navajo plains cactus
Cactaceae Pediocactus sileri - Siler pincushion cactus
Cactaceae Sclerocactus sileri - House Rock Fish-Hook Cactus
Caryophyllaceae Silene rectiramea - Grand Canyon campion
Cyperaceae Carex specuicola - Navajo sedge
Fabaceae Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax - Sentry milkvetch
Fabaceae Astragalus endopterus - Sandbar milkvetch
Fabaceae Astragalus holmgreniorum - Holmgren milkvetch
Fabaceae Dalea tentaculoides - Gentry indigo bush
Fabaceae Acmispon mearnsii var. equisolenus
Lamiaceae Trichostema micranthum - Small flower bluecurls
Lennoaceae Pholisma arenarium - Scaly-stemmed sand plant
Lennoaceae Pholisma sonorae - Sandfood, sandroot
Malvaceae Sphaeralcea gierischii - Gierisch's globemallow
Orchidaceae Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens - Yellow lady's slipper
Orchidaceae Hexalectris parviflora
Orchidaceae Hexalectris warnockii - Texas purple spike
Orchidaceae Spiranthes delitescens - Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses
Orobanchaceae Castilleja mogollonica - Mogollon Indian-paintbrush
Papaveraceae Arctomecon californica - Las Vegas bearclaw-poppy
Plantaginaceae Penstemon discolor - Variegated beardtongue
Poaceae Puccinellia parishii - Parish alkali grass
Polemoniaceae Loeseliastrum franciscanum - Wupatki calico
Polygonaceae Eriogonum mortonianum - Fredonia buckwheat
Polygonaceae Rumex orthoneurus - Chiricahua Mountain wild dock
Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum - Whisk Fern, Skeleton fork fern
Ranunculaceae Cimicifuga arizonica - Arizona bugbane
Ranunculaceae Clematis hirsutissima var. arizonica - Arizona leatherflower
Rosaceae Potentilla arizonica - Garland Prairie Cinquefoil
Rosaceae Purshia x subintegra - Arizona cliffrose, Burro Creek cliffrose
Rosaceae Purshia pinkavae - Pinkava cliffrose
Salicaceae Salix arizonica - Arizona willow
Scrophulariaceae Buddleja sessiliflora - Rio Grande butterfly bush
B. Salvage restricted native plants as prescribed in A.R.S. § 3-903(B)(2) that require a permit issued pursuant to this Article, for removal. In addition to the plants listed under Agavaceae, Cactaceae, Liliaceae, and Orchidaceae, all other species in these families are salvage restricted protected native plants:
Amaranthaceae Atriplex hymenelytra -Desert-holly
Amaryllidaceae Allium spp. that are not listed in Appendix A.(A - Wild onion
Amaryllidaceae Habranthus longifolius - Plains Rain Lily
Amaryllidaceae Nothoscordum bivalve - Crowpoison
Anacardiaceae Rhus kearneyi ssp. kearneyi - Kearney Sumac
Apocynaceae Amsonia peeblesii - Peeble's Bluestar
Arecaceae Washingtonia filifera - California fan palm
Asparagaceae Agave spp. that are not listed in Appendix A.(A) - Agave, century plant
Asparagaceae Androstephium breviflorum - Funnel-lily
Asparagaceae Dasylirion wheeleri - Sotol, desert spoon
Asparagaceae Echeandia flavescens - Amberlily
Asparagaceae Eremocrinum albomarginatum - Lonely-lily
Asparagaceae Hesperocallis undulata - Ajo-lily
Asparagaceae Hesperoyucca newberryi - Newberry's-yucca
Asparagaceae Milla biflora - Mexican star
Asparagaceae Nolina spp. - Beargrass
Asparagaceae Polygonatum cobrense
Asparagaceae Triteleia lemmoniae - Oak Creek Triplet-lily
Asparagaceae Triteleiopsis palmeri - Palmer's Blue sand lily
Asparagaceae Yucca spp. that are not listed in Appendix A.(A) - Narrow-leaf yucca
Asteracea Cirsium virginensis - Virgin thistle
Asteraceae Erigeron anchana - Sierra Ancha fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron heliographis - Heliograph Peak fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron hodgsoniae - Hodgson's fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron piscaticus - Fish Creek fleabane
Asteraceae Erigeron pringlei - Pringle's fleabane
Asteraceae Hymenoxys ambigens - Pinaleno Mountain Rubberweed
Asteraceae Perityle spp. except emoryii - Ajo rock daisy
Asteraceae Senecio quaerens - Gila groundsel
Asteraceae Tetraneuris verdiensis - Verde Valley four-nerved daisy
Boraginaceae Mertansia macdougalii - Macdougal's bluebells
Boraginaceae Phacelia sonoitensis - Sonoita Creek scorpionweed
Brassicaceae Draba asprella - Rough Whitlow-grass
Burseraceae Bursera microphylla - Elephant tree, torote
Cactaceae Carnegiea gigantea - Saguaro
Cactaceae Cochiemia spp. Biznaguita
Cactaceae Cylindropuntia spp. except listed in A - Cholla
Cactaceae Echinocereus spp. emoryii - Hedgehogs, claret-cup hedgehogs
Cactaceae Echinomastus spp. that are not listed in Appendix A.(A) - Fishhook cactus
Cactaceae Epithelantha micromeris - Pingpong ball cactus
Cactaceae Escobaria spp. that are not listed in Appendix A.(A) - Foxtail cactus
Cactaceae Ferocactus spp. - Barrel cactus, biznaga
Cactaceae Grusonia spp. - Devil-cholla
Cactaceae Homalocephala polycephala - Many-headed barrel cactus
Cactaceae Lophocereus schottii - Senita
Cactaceae Mammillaria heyderi - Heyder's pincushion cactus
Cactaceae Opuntia spp. - Prickly-pear
Cactaceae Pediocactus spp. except listed in A - Pincushion cactus, pediocactus
Cactaceae Peniocereus spp. - Queen-of-the-night cactus
Cactaceae Sclerocactus spp. except listed in A - Fishhook cactus
Cactaceae Stenocereus thurberi - Organpipe cactus
Campanulaceae Lobelia fenestralis - Fringeleaf lobelia
Campanulaceae Lobelia laxiflora - Sierra Madre lobelia
Caryophyllaceae Eremogone aberrans - Mt. Dellenbaugh Matted Sandwort
Cochlospermaceae Cochlospermum spp. - Saiya
Crassulaceae Dudleya spp. - Live-forever, echeveria
Crassulaceae Graptopetalum spp. - Leather-petals
Crassulaceae Sedum spp. - Stonecrop
Crossosomataceae Apacheria chiricauhensis - Apache-bush
Cucurbitaceae Tumamoca mcdougalii - Tumamoc globeberry
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia aaron-rossii - Marble Canyon spurge
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia plummerae - Huachuca Mountain spurge
Euphorbiaceae Pleradenophora bilocularis - Jumping Bean (es: hierba de la flecha)
Fabaceae Astragalus cobrensis var. maguirei - Maguire's milkvetch
Fabaceae Astragalus cremnophylax - Sentry milkvetch
Fabaceae Astragalus hypoxylus - Huachuca Mountain milkvetch
Fabaceae Astragalus lentiginosus var. maricopae - Maricopa milkvetch
Fabaceae Astragalus nutriosensis - Apache milkvetch
Fabaceae Astragalus xiphoides - Gladiator milkvetch
Fabaceae Cercis orbiculata - California redbud
Fabaceae Dermatophyllum arizonicum - Arizona Western mountain-laurel
Fabaceae Errazurizia rotundata - Roundleaf dunebroom
Fabaceae Olneya tesota - Ironwood, palo fierro
Fabaceae Pediomelum pauperitense
Fabaceae Phaseolus supinus - Supine bean
Fouqueriiaceae Fouquieria splendens - Ocotillo
Gentianaceae Gentianella wislizenii - Chiricahua Mountain dwarf gentian
Lamiaceae Hedeoma diffusa - Flagstaff mock pennyroyal
Lamiaceae Monardella arizonica - Arizona monardella
Lamiaceae Salvia dorrii ssp. mearnsii - Purple sage
Lamiaceae Scutellaria potosina var. occidentalis - Kaibab skullcap
Liliaceae Calochortus spp. - Mariposa-lily
Liliaceae Fritillaria atropurpurea - Spotted fritillary
Liliaceae Lilium spp. - Lemon lily
Liliaceae Prosartes trachycarpa - Roughfruit fairy-bells
Liliaceae Streptopus amplexifolius - Twisted stalk
Loasaceae Mentzelia longiloba - Blazing-star
Malvaceae Abutilon parishii - Tucson Indian-mallow
Malvaceae Fremontodendron californicum - Flannel bush
Malvaceae Pseudabutilon thurberi - Baboquivari Indian-mallow
Malvaceae Sphaeralcea rusbyi ssp. gilensis - Gila globe-mallow
Malvaceae Sphaeralcea gierischii - Gierisch's globe-mallow
Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia megaptera - Tucson Mountain spiderling
Onagraceae Camissonia confertiflora - Grand Canyon suncup
Onagraceae Chylismia exilis - Cottonwood Springs beeblossum
Orchidaceae all orchidaceae with exception of those that are listed in Appendix A.(A)
Papaveraceae Argemone arizonica - Grand Canyon prickle-poppy
Pinaceae Pinus aristata - Bristlecone pine
Plantaginaceae Mabrya acerifolia - Brittle-stem
Plantaginaceae Penstemon albomarginatus - Whitemargin beardtongue
Plantaginaceae Penstemon bicolor spp. roseus - Pinto beardtongue
Plantaginaceae Penstemon clutei - Sunset Crater beardtongue
Plantaginaceae Penstemon distans - Mt. Trumbull beardtongue
Plantaginaceae Penstemon linarioides ssp. maguirei - Maguire's beardtongue
Plantaginaceae Penstemon nudiflorus - Flagstaff beardtongue
Plantaginaceae Penstemon subulatus - Hackberry beardtongue
Poaceae Sporobolus interruptus - Black dropseed
Polemoniaceae Linanthus maricopensis - Maricopa linanthus
Polygalaceae Rhinotropis rusbyi - Rusby's desert milkwort
Polygonaceae Eriogonum heermannii var. apachense - Apache buckwheat
Polygonaceae Eriogonum capillare - San Carlos buckwheat
Polygonaceae Eriogonum ericifolium - Yavapai County buckwheat
Polygonaceae Eriogonum jonesii - Jones' buckwheat
Polygonaceae Eriogonum mortonianum - Fredonia buckwheat
Polygonaceae Eriogonum pulchrum - Yavapai County buckwheat
Polygonaceae Eriogonum ripleyi - Frazier's Well buckwheat
Polygonaceae Eriogonum terrenatum - San Pedro River buckwheat
Polygonaceae Eriogonum thompsonae var. atwoodii - Atwood's buckwheat
Portulaceae Lewisia spp. - Bitter-root
Portulaceae Phemeranthus spp. - Flameflower
Primulaceae Dodecatheon spp. - Shooting-star
Primulaceae Primula rusbyi - Rusby's primrose
Primulaceae Primula specuicola - Cave-dwelling primrose
Pteridaceae Astrolepis cochisensis subsp. arizonica - Arizona scaly cloakfern
Ranunculaceae Aquilegia spp. - Columbines
Rosaceae Potentilla albiflora - Pinaleno cinquefoil
Rosaceae Potentilla demotica - Hualapai cinquefoil
Rosaceae Potentilla rhyolitica - Santa Rita cinquefoil
Rosaceae Rosa stellata ssp. abyssa - Desert rose
Rosaceae Vauquelinia californica - Arizona rosewood
Rubiaceae Galium collomiae - Fossil Hill Creek bedstraw
Saxifragaceae Heuchera eastwoodiae - Senator Mine allum-root
Saxifragaceae Heuchera glomerulata - Chiricahua Mountain allum-root
Simaoubaceae Castela emoryi - Crucifixion-thorn, corona de cristo
Solanaceae Lycium spp. - Wolfberry, tomatillo
Solanaceae Capsicumannuum var. glabriusculum - Chiltepin
C. Salvage assessed native plants as prescribed in A.R.S. § 3-903(B)(3) that require a permit issued pursuant to this Article for removal:
Bignoniaceae Chilopsis linearis - Desert willow
Fabaceae Parkinsonia florida - Blue palo verde
Fabaceae Parkinsonia microphylla - Foothill palo verde
Fabaceae Neltuma odorata - Texas Honey Mesquite
Fabaceae Strombocarpa pubescens - Screwbean mesquite
Fabaceae Neltuma velutina - Velvet mesquite
Fabaceae Psorothamnus spinosus - Smoke tree
D. Harvest restricted native plants as prescribed at A.R.S. § 3-903(B)(4) that require a permit issued pursuant to this Article, to cut or remove the plants for their by-products, fibers, or wood:
Asparagaceae Nolina spp. - Bear-grass
Fabaceae Neltuma odorata - Texas Honey Mesquite
Fabaceae Neltuma velutina - Velvet mesquite
Fabaceae Psorothamnus spinosus - Smoketree
