Designing Habitats in Urban Environments - Design with the Desert: Conservation and Sustainable Development - page 385

TABLE 22.1
Vegetation Analysis of Existing Plants for a Proposed Urban Habitat for Birds in Tucson, Arizona

Species Common Name Nest Cover Food Type a

Acacia constricta Whitethorn acacia X X X S

Acacia farnesiana Sweet acacia X X T

Acacia greggii Catclaw acacia X X X S

Atriplex canescens Four-wing saltbush X X X S

Berberis sp. Red barberry or agarita X X X S

Bouteloua sp. Grama grasses X S

Calliandra eriophylla Fairy duster X S

Carnegiea gigantea Saguaro X X C

Celtis pallida Desert hackberry X X X S

Celtis reticulata Netleaf hackberry X X X T

Chilopsis linearis Desert willow X X X T

Condalia sp. Greythorn X X X S

Cupressus glabra Arizona cypress X X T

Dodonaea viscosa Hopbush X X S

Encelia farinosa Brittlebush X S

Ephedra trifurca Desert jointfir X X S

Eriogonum sp. Buckwheat X X S

Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume X X S

Ferocactus sp. Barrel cactus X C

Forestiera neomexicana New Mexico olive X X X T

Fouquieria splendens Ocotillo X S

Justicia californica Chuparosa X S

Larrea tridentata Creosote X X S

Lycium sp. Wolfberry X X X S

Olneya tesota Ironwood X X X T

Opunita sp. Prickly pear X X X C

Opuntia sp. Cholla X X X C

Parkinsonia floridum Blue paloverde X X X T

Parkinsonia microphyllum Littleleaf paloverde X X X T

Parkinsonia praecox Palo brea X X T

Penstemon sp. Penstemons X S

Pithecellobium flexicaule Texas ebony X X T

Poropis pubescens Screwbean mesquite X X T

Prosopis glandulosa Honey mesquite X X X T

Prosopis velutina Velvet mesquite X X T

Quercus turbinella Scrub oak X X T

Rhus microphllya Desert sumac X X S

Robinia neomexicana New Mexico locust X T

Sambucus mexicana Mexican elder X X T

Sapindus drummondii Western soapberry X X T

Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba X X S

Stachys coccinea Scarlet betony X S

Washingtonia fiilfera California fan palm X X T

a T, tree; S, shrub; C, cactus.