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Plant - Where It Grows

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A

African amaranth - Africa in the Americas Garden
Agave (Hohokam agave, Parry’s agave, and others) - Agave Garden, Agave Trincheras, Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Z’s Garden of Native Plants

Alkali sacaton - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Almond - Statehood Garden
Aloe vera - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Amaranth - Chinese Garden, Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, Mexican Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
American speedwell - In acequia
American wormseed - Mexican Garden
Amsinkia - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Anaheim peppers - Mexican Garden
Anise - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Apache plume - Moore Medicinal Garden
Apricot - Spanish Orchard
Arizona cotton top grass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Arizona eryngo - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Arizona rainbow cactus - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Arizona walnut - Spanish Orchard
Arizona wild grape - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Arizona yellow bells - Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden
Arrowweed - Along acequia

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B

Bamboo muhly - Entry Garden
Banana yucca - outside Education Building, Entry Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Barley - Field Crops
Barrel cactus - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Basil - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Beardtongue - Moore Medicinal Garden
Beargrass - Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Bee brush - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact)
Beet - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Bitter melon - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden
Blue dicks - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Blue grama grass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Blue palo verde - Early Agriculture, Entry Garden, outside west wall, Welcome Ramada, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Bok choy (Chinese cabbage) - Chinese Garden
Borage - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Bougainvillea - Mexican Garden
Bourbon rose - Spanish Orchard
Brittlebush - Entry Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Broccoli rabe (rapini) - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Brown tepary bean - O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact)
Buckhorn cholla - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Buckwheat bush - Moore Medicinal Garden
Bullgrass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Bush morning glory - Spanish Orchard, Welcome Ramada
Bush muhly - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Buttonbush - Moore Medicinal Garden

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C

Cabbage - Field Crops, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden

California mugwort - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
California poppies - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Cambray onions - Mexican Garden
Canaigre dock (desert rhubarb) - Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden

Cane beardgrass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Cane cholla - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)

Cantaloupe - Chinese Garden, Field Crops, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Canyon hackberry - Along acequia, Entry Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact)
Canyon ragweed - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Caraway - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Cardoon - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Carrots - Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Catclaw acacia - Moore Medicinal Garden, outside west wall
Cauliflower - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Celery - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Ceylon spinach - Chinese Garden
Chamomile - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Chapalote corn - Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens
Chard (perpetual spinach) - Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
Chilean mesquite - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Chilies - Field Crops, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Chiltepin - Early Agriculture Garden, Entry Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact), Spanish Orchard
Chinese broccoli - Chinese Garden
Chinese cabbage (bok choy) - Chinese Garden
Chinese scallion - Chinese Garden
Chives (garlic chives) - Chinese Garden
Chuparosa - Along acequia, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact)
Cilantro - Chinese Garden, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Clustered field sedge - In acequia
Collard greens - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Common beans - Field Crops, Hohokam Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Common monkey flower - In acequia
Corn - Africa in the Americas Garden, Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Cottonwood - Along acequia, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Cowpeas - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
Creosote - Agave Garden, Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Cucumber - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden

Curly mesquite grass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)

Cushaw squash - Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens

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D

Daikon radish (Chinese radish) - Chinese Garden
Damianita daisy - Moore Medicinal Garden

Date palm - Spanish Orchard
Deer grass - Along acequia, Entry Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)

Deerweed (slender poreleaf) - Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert barberry - Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert broom - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Desert chia - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Desert cotton (upland cotton) - Along acequia, Early Agriculture Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert hackberry - Entry Garden, Welcome Ramada
Desert honeysuckle - Along acequia, Entry Garden
Desert lavender - Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert marigold - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Desert milkweed - Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert rhubarb (canaigre dock) - Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Desert senna - Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Desert spoon - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Desert tobacco - Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Desert verbena - Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden
Desert willow - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Devil’s claw - O’odham Gardens, volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Dill - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Dipper gourds - Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact)
Dogweed - Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants

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E

Eggplant - Chinese Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Elderberry - Along acequia, Early Agriculture Garden, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact)
Elephant tree - Moore Medicinal Garden

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F

Fava beans - Field Crops, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Fennel - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Fig - Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Orchard, Welcome Ramada, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Flax - Field Crops
Floating marshpennywort - In acequia
Foothills palo verde - outside west wall, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Fremont wolfberry - Entry Garden, outside Education Building, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Fuzzy melon - Chinese Garden

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G

Garbanzo - Field Crops, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Garlic - Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Giant sacaton - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Globe mallow - Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Goji berry - Chinese Garden
Goodding’s willow - Along acequia
Gourd - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Grape - Field Crops, Mexican Garden, Spanish Orchard
Grapefruit - Spanish Orchard
Graythorn - along south wall, outside west wall, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Green bean - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Grey zucchini - Mexican Garden

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H

Hohokam agave - Agave Garden, Agave Trincheras
Hollyhock - Field Crops, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Hopbush - Moore Medicinal Garden
Huachuca water umbel - In acequia

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I

I’itoi onions - O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Ironwood – outside Education Building, outside west wall, Z’s Garden of Native Plants

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J

Jojoba - along south wall, Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Jujube - Chinese Garden

K

Key lime - Mexican Garden, Spanish Orchard
Kidneywood - Moore Medicinal Garden
Kohlrabi - Chinese Garden

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L

Lambsquarters - Hohokam Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Lantana - Mexican Garden
Leafy greens - Mexican Garden
Leeks - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Lentils - Field Crops
Lettuce - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Lima beans - Hohokam Garden
Limberbush - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Little barley - Early Agriculture/Hohokam Gardens
Long beans - Chinese Garden
Loquat - Chinese Garden, Spanish Orchard
Luffa - Chinese Garden
Lupine - wildflower throughout Mission Garden

M

Malabar spinach - Africa in the Americas Garden
Marigold - Mexican Garden
Marjoram - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Melon - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
Mesquite - Along acequia, Entry Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Tomorrow’s Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, outside west wall
Mexican gold poppy - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Mexican oregano - Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden
Mexican petunia - Mexican Garden, Youth Garden
Mexican sunflower - Along acequia, outside Education Building
Meyer lemon - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Orchard, Statehood Garden
Mission grape - Mexican Garden, Spanish Orchard
Moringa - Africa in the Americas Garden, Tomorrow’s Garden
Mormon tea - Moore Medicinal Garden
Mountain Pima tobacco - O’odham Gardens
Mugwort - Mexican Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Mulberry - Along acequia, Mexican Garden, Spanish Orchard
Muskmelon - O’odham Gardens
Mustard greens - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden

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N

Napa cabbage - Chinese Garden
Narrowleaf milkweed - volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Native lovegrass - volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Night-blooming cereus - Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants

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O

Oats - Field Crops
Ocotillo - Entry Garden, outside Education Building, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Okra - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Olive - Along acequia, Chinese Garden, Field Crops, Statehood Garden
Onions - Africa in the Americas Garden, Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Vegetable Garden
Orchid tree - Mexican Garden
Oreganillo - Moore Medicinal Garden
Oregano - Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Organ pipe cactus - Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Osage orange - Mexican Garden

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P

Padrón pepper - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Palo brea - inside south wall
Parsley - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Passionflower - Moore Medicinal Garden
Pattypan squash - Africa in the Americas Garden
Peanuts - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Pear - Spanish Orchard
Peas - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Pecan - Mexican Garden
Pencil cholla - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Penstemon - Entry Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Peppermint - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Persimmon - Spanish Orchard
Pima club wheat - Field Crops, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Pincushion cactus - outside Education Building, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Pink beans - O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Pinkflower hedgehog cactus - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Pinto beans - Mexican Garden
Plum - Spanish Orchard
Pomegranate - Field Crops, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Spanish Orchard, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Pomelo - Spanish Orchard, Statehood Garden
Pot marigold (calendula) - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Prickly pear (native and domesticated varieties) - along south wall, Mexican Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Tomorrow’s Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Purslane - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden

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Q

Queen’s wreath - Entry Garden, Mexican Garden
Quince - Mexican Garden, Spanish Orchard

R

Rabbitbrush - Entry Garden
Radish - O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Rayweed - Moore Medicinal Garden
Red betony - Moore Medicinal Garden
Red justicia - Entry Garden, outside Education Building, along east wall
Rose - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Roselle (jamaica) - Africa in the Americas Garden, Mexican Garden
Rosemary - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden, Youth Garden
Rue - Rarámuri Beterachi (Tarahumara Ranchería)

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S

Sacaton Aboriginal cotton - Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact)
Sacred datura - Moore Medicinal Garden, volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Sage - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Saguaro - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Saltbush - outside Education Building, Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Sand sage - Moore Medicinal Garden
Santa Claus melon - Field Crops, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Scalloped leaf phacelia (fiddleneck) - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Scarlet spiderling - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Screwbean mesquite - Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Tomorrow’s Garden
Seep willow - Along acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Sesame - Africa in the Americas Garden
Seville orange (sour orange) - Spanish Orchard
Sideoats grama grass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Skeleton weed - volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Skullcap - Moore Medicinal Garden
Slender poreleaf (deerweed) - Moore Medicinal Garden
Smooth bur marigold - In acequia
Snakebroom - Moore Medicinal Garden
Snapdragon vine - volunteer plant throughout Mission Garden
Snap peas - Chinese Garden
Snow peas - Chinese Garden
Soaptree yucca - Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Sonoran panicgrass - Early Agriculture Garden
Sonoran white wheat - Field Crops, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Sorghum - Africa in the Americas Garden, Field Crops, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)
Soybeans - Chinese Garden
Spikerush - In acequia
Squash - Chinese Garden, O’odham Gardens, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Staghorn cholla - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Star jasmine - Mexican Garden
Sugar cane - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Sweet acacia – O’odham Gardens, outside west wall
Sweet potato - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Swiss chard - Africa in the Americas Garden

T

Tangerine - Statehood Garden
Tanglehead grass - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Teosinte - Early Agriculture Garden
Tepary bean - Early Agriculture and Hohokam Gardens, O’odham Garden (Pre-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Texas Ranger sage - Moore Medicinal Garden
Three leaf sumac - outside Education Building
Tobosa - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Tomato - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Tombstone rose - Mexican Garden, Spanish Orchard
Torrey’s rush - In acequia
Tree cholla - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Triangle-leaf bursage - Z’s Garden of Native Plants
Trumpetflower - Moore Medicinal Garden
Tucson sweet orange - Mexican Garden
Turnip - Spanish Vegetable Garden
Turpentine bush - Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)

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V

Valencia orange - Spanish Orchard
Velvet ash - Entry Garden
Velvet mesquite - Along acequia, Entry Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Tomorrow’s Garden, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, outside west wall
Vine mesquite - Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland)
Virgin’s bower - Moore Medicinal Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact)

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W

Water umbel - In acequia
Watermelon - Africa in the Americas Garden, Chinese Garden, Field Crops, O’odham Gardens, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Wheat - Africa in the Americas Garden, Field Crops, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
White Concord grape - Spanish Orchard
White mulberry - Spanish Orchard
White sage - Moore Medicinal Garden
Whitethorn acacia - Moore Medicinal Garden, Z’s Garden of Native Plants, outside west wall
Wild arugula - Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Wild greens - Mexican Garden, O’odham Gardens, Yoeme/Yaqui Garden
Wild tepary bean - Early Agriculture Garden
Winter melon - Chinese Garden
Winter squash - Chinese Garden, Field Crops, O’odham Gardens
Wolfberry - Along acequia, Entry Garden, Mexican Garden, O’odham Garden (Post-Contact), Z’s Garden of Native Plants, along south wall, outside Education Building

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Y

Yellow bird-of-paradise - Moore Medicinal Garden
Yellow bladderpod - wildflower throughout Mission Garden
Yellow nutsedge - In acequia
Yerba mansa - In acequia, Moore Medicinal Garden
Yucca (banana and soaptree) - outside Education Building, Entry Garden, Moore Medicinal Garden, Takwi c Moho U’im (Grassland), Z’s Garden of Native Plants

Z

Zinnia - Africa in the Americas Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden
Zucchini - Mexican Garden, Spanish Vegetable Garden