Drought-tolerant native plants — 366 Species

Quick answer: 366 species in the directory match "Drought-tolerant native plants", 238 with a live listing as of 04 Nov 2026.

Drought-tolerant native plants by state

The same list narrowed to plants native to one state.

All 366 species

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Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 21 states
Agarita Mahonia trifoliolata · 1 states
Alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus · 15 states
Allegheny chinquapin Castanea pumila · 21 states
Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis · 17 states
American alumroot Heuchera americana · 20 states
American basswood Tilia americana · 37 states
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 13 states
American bittersweet Celastrus scandens · 33 states
American century plant Agave americana · 2 states
American hazelnut Corylus americana · 34 states
American holly Ilex opaca · 28 states
American mountain ash Sorbus americana · 18 states
American smoketree Cotinus obovatus · 2 states
Anderson wolfberry Lycium andersonii · 1 states
Antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata · 12 states
Antelope-horns milkweed Asclepias asperula · 2 states
Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 8 states
Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium · 11 states
Arctic brome (Kalm's brome) Bromus kalmii · 15 states
Arizona rosewood Vauquelinia californica · 1 states
Arrowleaf balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata · 12 states
Arroyo lupine Lupinus succulentus · 2 states
Aspen fleabane Erigeron speciosus · 7 states
Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides · 17 states
Autumn sage Salvia greggii · 2 states
Banana yucca Yucca baccata · 8 states
Beach plum Prunus maritima · 8 states
Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis · 1 states
Bear oak Quercus ilicifolia · 13 states
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 34 states
Beavertail prickly pear Opuntia basilaris · 1 states
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata · 14 states
Birdfoot violet Viola pedata · 34 states
Black cherry Prunus serotina · 35 states
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata · 25 states
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia · 12 states
Black sage Salvia mellifera · 1 states
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 44 states
Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum · 6 states
Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica · 24 states
Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 19 states
Blue palo verde Parkinsonia florida · 3 states
Blueblossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus · 1 states
Bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata · 16 states
Boxelder Acer negundo · 16 states
Brittlebush Encelia farinosa · 4 states
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 21 states
Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 33 states
Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 40 states
California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum · 2 states
California coffeeberry Rhamnus californica · 1 states
California flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum · 3 states
California fuchsia Epilobium canum · 8 states
California poppy Eschscholzia californica · 6 states
Candle anemone (thimbleweed) Anemone cylindrica · 12 states
Candy barrel cactus (fishhook barrel) Ferocactus wislizeni · 1 states
Cenizo sage Leucophyllum frutescens · 2 states
Chalk dudleya Dudleya pulverulenta · 4 states
Chaparral yucca Hesperoyucca whipplei · 2 states
Chocolate flower Berlandiera lyrata · 6 states
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 44 states
Chuparosa Justicia californica · 1 states
Claret cup cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus · 1 states
Climbing prairie rose Rosa setigera · 27 states
Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli · 25 states
Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora · 7 states
Common elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis · 36 states
Common evening primrose Oenothera biennis · 30 states
Common gaillardia (blanketflower) Gaillardia aristata · 11 states
Common hackberry Celtis occidentalis · 33 states
Common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata · 28 states
Common juniper Juniperus communis · 39 states
Common manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita · 1 states
Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius · 30 states
Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 26 states
Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus · 21 states
Common sotol Dasylirion wheeleri · 3 states
Common sunflower Helianthus annuus · 18 states
Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 32 states
Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 47 states
Compass plant Silphium laciniatum · 20 states
Coontie Zamia pumila · 1 states
Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 10 states
Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus · 30 states
Coulter's Matilija poppy Romneya coulteri · 1 states
Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 15 states
Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis · 12 states
Creeping phlox Phlox subulata · 23 states
Creosote bush Larrea tridentata · 6 states
Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum · 27 states
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 43 states
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum · 22 states
Deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus · 5 states
Deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens · 5 states
Desert bluebells Phacelia campanularia · 2 states
Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua · 2 states
Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
Desert sand verbena Abronia villosa · 4 states
Desert willow Chilopsis linearis · 5 states
Downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis · 24 states
Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 37 states
Drummond phlox Phlox drummondii · 1 states
Dwarf palmetto Sabal minor · 6 states
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides · 42 states
Eastern gray beardtongue Penstemon canescens · 13 states
Eastern hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana · 37 states
Eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris · 25 states
Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 24 states
Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 37 states
Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis · 32 states
Eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens · 23 states
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus · 28 states
Elegant clarkia Clarkia unguiculata · 1 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 · 37 states
Farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum · 16 states
Fewleaf sunflower Helianthus occidentalis · 16 states
Fire pink Silene virginica · 26 states
Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
Flame azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum · 14 states
Florida hopbush Dodonaea viscosa · 1 states
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 31 states
Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata · 29 states
Foothill penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus · 1 states
Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 35 states
Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 30 states
Fringed bluestar Amsonia ciliata · 2 states
Fringed winecup Callirhoe digitata · 1 states
Gambel oak Quercus gambelii · 8 states
Garrett's firechalice Zauschneria garrettii · 4 states
Globe gilia Gilia capitata · 5 states
Golden currant Ribes aureum · 3 states
Gray birch Betula populifolia · 17 states
Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 26 states
Great Valley gumweed Grindelia camporum · 2 states
Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 36 states
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 43 states
Green milkweed Asclepias viridis · 2 states
Greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula · 9 states
Groundsel tree Baccharis halimifolia · 12 states
Gulf muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris · 16 states
Hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus · 19 states
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 35 states
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum · 25 states
Hinahina kū kahakai Heliotropium anomalum · 1 states
Hollow Joe-pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum · 24 states
Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · 13 states
Honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa · 4 states
Huisache Vachellia farnesiana · 1 states
Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis · 12 states
Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella · 17 states
Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides · 17 states
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 37 states
Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa · 37 states
Jacob's ladder Polemonium reptans · 31 states
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus · 26 states
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis · 2 states
Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus · 15 states
Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea · 8 states
Kou Cordia subcordata · 1 states
Koʻokoʻolau Bidens menziesii · 1 states
Koʻoloaʻula (red ʻilima) Abutilon menziesii · 1 states
Lacy phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia · 3 states
Lanceleaf coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata · 35 states
Leadplant Amorpha canescens · 16 states
Leavenworth's eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii · 1 states
Leavenworth's tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii · 1 states
Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 10 states
Lewis flax (blue flax) Linum lewisii · 17 states
Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii · 5 states
Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 42 states
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda · 18 states
Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 10 states
Low prickly pear Opuntia humifusa · 31 states
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium · 22 states
Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata · 22 states
Mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium · 27 states
Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani · 3 states
Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 21 states
Maʻo (Hawaiian cotton) Gossypium tomentosum · 1 states
Maʻo hau hele (Hawaiian yellow hibiscus) Hibiscus brackenridgei · 1 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 · 10 states
Miniature lupine Lupinus bicolor · 4 states
Mormon tea Ephedra viridis · 1 states
Mountain avens Dryas octopetala · 1 states
Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 23 states
Mountain witch-alder Fothergilla major · 8 states
Munro's globemallow Sphaeralcea munroana · 9 states
Naio Myoporum sandwicense · 1 states
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago · 25 states
Narrow-leaf coneflower Echinacea angustifolia · 11 states
Narrowleaf milkweed Asclepias fascicularis · 6 states
Nehe Lipochaeta succulenta · 1 states
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus · 35 states
New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana · 2 states
Nootka rose Rosa nutkana · 1 states
Northern bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera · 18 states
Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa · 9 states
Northern red oak Quercus rubra · 33 states
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 31 states
Northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis · 21 states
Oceanspray Holodiscus discolor · 9 states
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens · 3 states
Old man's whiskers Geum triflorum · 9 states
Ontario blazing star Liatris cylindracea · 8 states
Orange azalea Rhododendron austrinum · 5 states
Oregon white oak Quercus garryana · 3 states
Pacific aster Symphyotrichum chilense · 3 states
Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii · 3 states
Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia · 1 states
Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida · 17 states
Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri · 3 states
Parry's agave Agave parryi · 2 states
Parry's penstemon Penstemon parryi · 1 states
Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 30 states
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 31 states
Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 38 states
Pignut hickory Carya glabra · 31 states
Pincushion daisy (perfumeballs) Gaillardia suavis · 1 states
Pineleaf penstemon Penstemon pinifolius · 2 states
Pink evening primrose Oenothera speciosa · 8 states
Pink-scale blazing star Liatris elegans · 9 states
Pitch pine Pinus rigida · 12 states
Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa · 16 states
Porcupine grass Hesperostipa spartea · 2 states
Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya · 19 states
Prairie blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre · 11 states
Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis · 19 states
Prairie goldenrod Solidago nemoralis · 7 states
Prairie redroot Ceanothus herbaceus · 1 states
Purple milkweed Asclepias purpurascens · 20 states
Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra · 1 states
Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea · 18 states
Purple sage (desert sage) Salvia dorrii · 7 states
Pāʻūohiʻiaka Jacquemontia sandwicensis · 1 states
Pōhinahina (beach vitex) Vitex rotundifolia · 1 states
Pōhuehue (beach morning glory) Ipomoea pes-caprae · 1 states
Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 39 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 · 11 states
Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 26 states
Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus · 5 states
Rocky Mountain zinnia Zinnia grandiflora · 6 states
Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii · 11 states
Roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata · 30 states
Royal catchfly Silene regia · 1 states
Royal penstemon Penstemon speciosus · 6 states
Rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa · 17 states
Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
Rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum · 18 states
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea · 1 states
Sand cherry Prunus pumila · 5 states
Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
Scaly blazing star Liatris squarrosa · 22 states
Scarlet bugler Penstemon barbatus · 2 states
Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 13 states
Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea · 12 states
Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
Seaside daisy Erigeron glaucus · 2 states
Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 13 states
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata · 34 states
Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia · 13 states
Shore pine Pinus contorta · 1 states
Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata · 22 states
Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa · 17 states
Showy tick trefoil Desmodium canadense · 29 states
Shrubby St. John's-wort Hypericum prolificum · 33 states
Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 22 states
Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
Silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea · 17 states
Silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus · 2 states
Siskiyou lewisia Lewisia cotyledon · 2 states
Smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum · 34 states
Smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides · 30 states
Smooth rose Rosa blanda · 17 states
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 42 states
Snowbrush ceanothus Ceanothus velutinus · 10 states
Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum · 17 states
Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum · 28 states
Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides · 2 states
Southern live oak Quercus virginiana · 10 states
Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora · 10 states
Southern red oak Quercus falcata · 23 states
Spanish dagger Yucca aloifolia · 7 states
Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 29 states
Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina · 28 states
Standing cypress Ipomopsis rubra · 6 states
Starry false Solomon's seal Maianthemum stellatum · 19 states
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa · 22 states
Sticky monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus · 2 states
Stiff greenthread Thelesperma filifolium · 1 states
Stokes aster Stokesia laevis · 7 states
Striped maple Acer pensylvanicum · 18 states
Sugar maple Acer saccharum · 34 states
Sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum · 10 states
Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 28 states
Sweet birch Betula lenta · 21 states
Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina · 21 states
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
Table mountain pine Pinus pungens · 9 states
Tall Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium · 3 states
Tall blazing star Liatris aspera · 26 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 · 14 states
Tidy tips Layia platyglossa · 3 states
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia · 1 states
Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 33 states
Tufted evening primrose Oenothera caespitosa · 15 states
Twistleaf yucca Yucca rupicola · 1 states
Two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera · 8 states
Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis · 5 states
Utah sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale · 3 states
Velvet mesquite Prosopis velutina · 3 states
Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana · 27 states
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 40 states
Virginia pine Pinus virginiana · 20 states
Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana · 24 states
Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana · 30 states
Wasatch penstemon Penstemon cyananthus · 4 states
Wax currant Ribes cereum · 2 states
Western blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum · 2 states
Western bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum · 7 states
Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
Western ironweed Vernonia baldwinii · 1 states
Western redbud Cercis occidentalis · 4 states
Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
White ash Fraxinus americana · 35 states
White heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides · 26 states
White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
White sage Salvia apiana · 1 states
White wild indigo Baptisia alba · 23 states
Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 30 states
Wiliwili Erythrina sandwicensis · 1 states
Winecup Callirhoe involucrata · 16 states
Winged sumac Rhus copallinum · 30 states
Winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata · 12 states
Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 33 states
Wood lily Lilium philadelphicum · 28 states
Woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica · 16 states
Woolly paperflower Psilostrophe tagetina · 7 states
Woollypod milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa · 1 states
Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 11 states
Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
Yellow necklacepod Sophora tomentosa · 1 states
ʻAkia Wikstroemia uva-ursi · 1 states
ʻAkoko Chamaesyce celastroides · 1 states
ʻIliahi alo‘e (coastal sandalwood) Santalum ellipticum · 1 states
ʻIlieʻe Plumbago zeylanica · 1 states
ʻŪlei Osteomeles anthyllidifolia · 1 states