Drought-tolerant native plants — 285 Species

Quick answer: 285 species in the register match "Drought-tolerant native plants", 213 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.

All 285 species

Each entry links to the plant's profile with its native states and buying note.

Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 2 states
Agarita Mahonia trifoliolata · 1 states
Alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus · 9 states
Allegheny chinquapin Castanea pumila · 9 states
Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis · 1 states
American alumroot Heuchera americana · 1 states
American basswood Tilia americana · 32 states
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 10 states
American bittersweet Celastrus scandens · 11 states
American century plant Agave americana · 2 states
American hazelnut Corylus americana · 16 states
American holly Ilex opaca · 24 states
American mountain ash Sorbus americana · 18 states
American smoketree Cotinus obovatus · 2 states
Anderson wolfberry Lycium andersonii · 1 states
Antelope-horns milkweed Asclepias asperula · 2 states
Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 6 states
Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium · 6 states
Arctic brome (Kalm's brome) Bromus kalmii · 5 states
Arizona rosewood Vauquelinia californica · 1 states
Aspen fleabane Erigeron speciosus · 3 states
Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides · 12 states
Autumn sage Salvia greggii · 2 states
Banana yucca Yucca baccata · 6 states
Beach plum Prunus maritima · 2 states
Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis · 1 states
Bear oak Quercus ilicifolia · 1 states
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 16 states
Beavertail prickly pear Opuntia basilaris · 1 states
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
Birdfoot violet Viola pedata · 14 states
Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata · 8 states
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia · 12 states
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 42 states
Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica · 3 states
Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 15 states
Blueblossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus · 1 states
Boxelder Acer negundo · 14 states
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 6 states
Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 9 states
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 37 states
California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum · 2 states
Candle anemone (thimbleweed) Anemone cylindrica · 5 states
Candy barrel cactus (fishhook barrel) Ferocactus wislizeni · 1 states
Cenizo sage Leucophyllum frutescens · 2 states
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
Chuparosa Justicia californica · 1 states
Claret cup cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus · 1 states
Climbing prairie rose Rosa setigera · 8 states
Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli · 4 states
Common elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis · 16 states
Common evening primrose Oenothera biennis · 12 states
Common gaillardia (blanketflower) Gaillardia aristata · 11 states
Common hackberry Celtis occidentalis · 15 states
Common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata · 12 states
Common juniper Juniperus communis · 18 states
Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius · 22 states
Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 17 states
Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus · 7 states
Common sotol Dasylirion wheeleri · 3 states
Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 10 states
Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 31 states
Compass plant Silphium laciniatum · 11 states
Coontie Zamia pumila · 1 states
Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 6 states
Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus · 20 states
Coulter's Matilija poppy Romneya coulteri · 1 states
Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 11 states
Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis · 10 states
Creeping phlox Phlox subulata · 11 states
Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 5 states
Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum · 17 states
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 21 states
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum · 10 states
Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua · 2 states
Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
Desert willow Chilopsis linearis · 4 states
Downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis · 7 states
Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 34 states
Drummond phlox Phlox drummondii · 1 states
Dwarf palmetto Sabal minor · 3 states
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides · 14 states
Eastern gray beardtongue Penstemon canescens · 6 states
Eastern hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana · 18 states
Eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris · 5 states
Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 22 states
Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 36 states
Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis · 30 states
Eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens · 9 states
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus · 19 states
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii · 1 states
Engelmann's prickly pear (cactus apple) Opuntia engelmannii · 1 states
Fairy duster Calliandra eriophylla · 1 states
Fall obedient plant Physostegia virginiana · 21 states
Farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum · 5 states
Fewleaf sunflower Helianthus occidentalis · 1 states
Fire pink Silene virginica · 8 states
Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
Flame azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum · 12 states
Florida hopbush Dodonaea viscosa · 1 states
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata · 6 states
Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 31 states
Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 14 states
Fringed bluestar Amsonia ciliata · 2 states
Fringed winecup Callirhoe digitata · 1 states
Gambel oak Quercus gambelii · 6 states
Golden currant Ribes aureum · 3 states
Gray birch Betula populifolia · 9 states
Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 12 states
Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 32 states
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
Green milkweed Asclepias viridis · 1 states
Groundsel tree Baccharis halimifolia · 2 states
Gulf muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris · 2 states
Hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus · 10 states
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 25 states
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum · 4 states
Hollow Joe-pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum · 14 states
Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 9 states
Honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa · 3 states
Huisache Vachellia farnesiana · 1 states
Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 18 states
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 19 states
Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa · 16 states
Jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans · 17 states
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus · 9 states
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis · 2 states
Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus · 15 states
Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea · 1 states
Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 28 states
Leadplant Amorpha canescens · 10 states
Leavenworth's eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii · 1 states
Leavenworth's tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii · 1 states
Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 15 states
Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda · 14 states
Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 6 states
Low prickly pear Opuntia humifusa · 6 states
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium · 14 states
Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata · 2 states
Mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium · 5 states
Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani · 3 states
Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
Mealy blue sage Salvia farinacea · 1 states
Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa · 2 states
Mexican hat Ratibida columnifera · 17 states
Mexican olive Cordia boissieri · 1 states
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana · 4 states
Mormon tea Ephedra viridis · 1 states
Mountain avens Dryas octopetala · 1 states
Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 17 states
Mountain witch-alder Fothergilla major · 7 states
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago · 23 states
Narrow-leaf coneflower Echinacea angustifolia · 9 states
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 31 states
New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana · 2 states
Nootka rose Rosa nutkana · 1 states
Northern bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera · 5 states
Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa · 9 states
Northern red oak Quercus rubra · 24 states
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 16 states
Northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis · 16 states
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens · 3 states
Old man's whiskers Geum triflorum · 8 states
Ontario blazing star Liatris cylindracea · 4 states
Orange azalea Rhododendron austrinum · 5 states
Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii · 3 states
Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia · 1 states
Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida · 9 states
Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri · 3 states
Parry's agave Agave parryi · 2 states
Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 17 states
Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 18 states
Pignut hickory Carya glabra · 21 states
Pincushion daisy (perfumeballs) Gaillardia suavis · 1 states
Pink evening primrose Oenothera speciosa · 8 states
Pink-scale blazing star Liatris elegans · 5 states
Pitch pine Pinus rigida · 12 states
Porcupine grass Hesperostipa spartea · 2 states
Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya · 16 states
Prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre · 6 states
Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis · 11 states
Prairie goldenrod Solidago nemoralis · 7 states
Prairie redroot Ceanothus herbaceus · 1 states
Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens · 1 states
Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea · 5 states
Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
Red barberry Mahonia haematocarpa · 1 states
Red huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium · 1 states
Red pine Pinus resinosa · 13 states
Red yucca Hesperaloe parviflora · 2 states
Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii · 8 states
Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus · 4 states
Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii · 3 states
Roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata · 7 states
Royal catchfly Silene regia · 1 states
Rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum · 12 states
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea · 1 states
Sand cherry Prunus pumila · 1 states
Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
Scaly blazing star Liatris squarrosa · 5 states
Scarlet bugler Penstemon barbatus · 2 states
Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 9 states
Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea · 5 states
Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 2 states
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata · 22 states
Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia · 1 states
Shore pine Pinus contorta · 1 states
Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata · 9 states
Showy tick trefoil Desmodium canadense · 21 states
Shrubby St. John's-wort Hypericum prolificum · 12 states
Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 5 states
Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
Silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea · 11 states
Silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus · 2 states
Smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum · 13 states
Smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides · 12 states
Smooth rose Rosa blanda · 8 states
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum · 14 states
Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum · 13 states
Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides · 2 states
Southern live oak Quercus virginiana · 13 states
Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora · 10 states
Southern red oak Quercus falcata · 6 states
Spanish dagger Yucca aloifolia · 4 states
Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 14 states
Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina · 13 states
Standing cypress Ipomopsis rubra · 6 states
Starry false Solomon's seal Maianthemum stellatum · 4 states
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa · 1 states
Stiff greenthread Thelesperma filifolium · 1 states
Stokes aster Stokesia laevis · 4 states
Striped maple Acer pensylvanicum · 11 states
Sugar maple Acer saccharum · 28 states
Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 25 states
Sweet birch Betula lenta · 18 states
Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina · 10 states
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
Table mountain pine Pinus pungens · 7 states
Tall Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium · 3 states
Tall blazing star Liatris aspera · 11 states
Texas bluebonnet (state flower) Lupinus texensis · 2 states
Texas ebony Ebenopsis ebano · 1 states
Texas mountain laurel Dermatophyllum secundiflorum · 1 states
Texas persimmon Diospyros texana · 1 states
Texas sacahuista Nolina texana · 1 states
Threadleaf coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata · 7 states
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia · 1 states
Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 24 states
Twistleaf yucca Yucca rupicola · 1 states
Two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera · 5 states
Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis · 3 states
Utah sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale · 3 states
Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana · 2 states
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
Virginia pine Pinus virginiana · 13 states
Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana · 2 states
Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana · 8 states
Wax currant Ribes cereum · 2 states
Western bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum · 7 states
Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
Western ironweed Vernonia baldwinii · 1 states
White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
White heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides · 10 states
White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
White sage Salvia apiana · 1 states
White wild indigo Baptisia alba · 10 states
Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 6 states
Winecup Callirhoe involucrata · 7 states
Winged sumac Rhus copallinum · 11 states
Winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata · 6 states
Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 28 states
Wood lily Lilium philadelphicum · 7 states
Woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica · 4 states
Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states
Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
Yellow necklacepod Sophora tomentosa · 1 states