Native Groundcover of Arizona

🌿 Start with your zip code or city & country, then add what you want — light, soil, height, bloom time, wildlife.

Northern Dewberry

Northern Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Family: Rosaceae

Full details →
Kinnikinnick

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Family: Ericaceae

Full details →
Brewer's Lupine

Brewer's Lupine

Lupinus breweri

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Virginia Strawberry

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Family: Rosaceae

Full details →
Hookedspur Violet

Hookedspur Violet

Viola adunca

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Woodland Strawberry

Woodland Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Family: Rosaceae

Full details →
Prairie Violet

Prairie Violet

Viola pedatifida

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Small White Violet

Small White Violet

Viola macloskeyi

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Sagebrush Violet

Sagebrush Violet

Viola vallicola

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Ponderosa Violet

Ponderosa Violet

Viola umbraticola

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Viola rugulosa

Viola rugulosa

Viola rugulosa

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Northern Bog Violet

Northern Bog Violet

Viola nephrophylla

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Marsh Violet

Marsh Violet

Viola palustris

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Viola minuscula

Viola minuscula

Viola minuscula

Family: Violaceae

Full details →
Cushion Daisy

Cushion Daisy

Erigeron compactus

Family: Asteraceae

Full details →
Winn Falls Fleabane

Winn Falls Fleabane

Erigeron scopulinus

Family: Asteraceae

Full details →
Trailing Fleabane

Trailing Fleabane

Erigeron flagellaris

Family: Asteraceae

Full details →
Pinkladies

Pinkladies

Oenothera speciosa

Family: Onagraceae

Full details →
Nuttall's Crinklemat

Nuttall's Crinklemat

Tiquilia nuttallii

Family: Boraginaceae

Full details →
Palmer's Crinklemat

Palmer's Crinklemat

Tiquilia palmeri

Family: Boraginaceae

Full details →
Matted Crinklemat

Matted Crinklemat

Tiquilia latior

Family: Boraginaceae

Full details →
Fanleaf Crinklemat

Fanleaf Crinklemat

Tiquilia plicata

Family: Boraginaceae

Full details →
Woody Crinklemat

Woody Crinklemat

Tiquilia canescens

Family: Boraginaceae

Full details →
Tinker's Penny

Tinker's Penny

Hypericum anagalloides

Family: Hypericaceae

Full details →
Whitemargin Sandmat

Whitemargin Sandmat

Euphorbia albomarginata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Scarlet Globemallow

Scarlet Globemallow

Sphaeralcea coccinea

Family: Malvaceae

Full details →
Cushion Buckwheat

Cushion Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium

Family: Polygonaceae

Full details →
Matted Buckwheat

Matted Buckwheat

Eriogonum caespitosum

Family: Polygonaceae

Full details →
Shockley's Buckwheat

Shockley's Buckwheat

Eriogonum shockleyi

Family: Polygonaceae

Full details →
Carrizo Mountain Sandmat

Carrizo Mountain Sandmat

Euphorbia pediculifera

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Smallseed Sandmat

Smallseed Sandmat

Euphorbia polycarpa

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Yavapai County Buckwheat

Yavapai County Buckwheat

Eriogonum ericifolium

Family: Polygonaceae

Full details →
Prostrate Sandmat

Prostrate Sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Spotted Sandmat

Spotted Sandmat

Euphorbia maculata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Matted Sandmat

Matted Sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Thompson's Buckwheat

Thompson's Buckwheat

Eriogonum thompsoniae

Family: Polygonaceae

Full details →
Sonoran Sandmat

Sonoran Sandmat

Euphorbia micromera

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Red-Gland Spurge

Red-Gland Spurge

Euphorbia melanadenia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Euphorbia serpillifolia

Euphorbia serpillifolia

Euphorbia serpillifolia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Full details →
Spreading Chinchweed

Spreading Chinchweed

Pectis prostrata

Family: Asteraceae

Full details →
Potentilla bicrenata

Potentilla bicrenata

Potentilla bicrenata

Family: Rosaceae

Full details →
Newberry's Milkvetch

Newberry's Milkvetch

Astragalus newberryi

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Sandstone Milkvetch

Sandstone Milkvetch

Astragalus sesquiflorus

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Chestnut Milkvetch

Chestnut Milkvetch

Astragalus castaneiformis

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Spiny Milkvetch

Spiny Milkvetch

Astragalus kentrophyta

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Scarlet Milkvetch

Scarlet Milkvetch

Astragalus coccineus

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Groundcover Milkvetch

Groundcover Milkvetch

Astragalus humistratus

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Hairy Prairie Clover

Hairy Prairie Clover

Dalea mollis

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Woolly Prairie Clover

Woolly Prairie Clover

Dalea lanata

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Tomcat Clover

Tomcat Clover

Trifolium willdenovii

Family: Fabaceae

Full details →
Mountain Phlox

Mountain Phlox

Phlox austromontana

Family: Polemoniaceae

Full details →
Grayleaf Phlox

Grayleaf Phlox

Phlox griseola

Family: Polemoniaceae

Full details →
Spreading Phlox

Spreading Phlox

Phlox diffusa

Family: Polemoniaceae

Full details →
Spiny Phlox

Spiny Phlox

Phlox hoodii

Family: Polemoniaceae

Full details →
umber pussytoes

umber pussytoes

Antennaria umbrinella

Family: Asteraceae

Full details →
rosy pussytoes

rosy pussytoes

Antennaria rosea

Family: Asteraceae

Full details →
Littleleaf Pussytoes

Littleleaf Pussytoes

Antennaria microphylla

Family: Asteraceae

Full details →
Poverty Rush

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Family: Juncaceae

Full details →
Small-Leaf Pussytoes

Small-Leaf Pussytoes

Antennaria parvifolia

Family: Asteraceae

Full details →

Native groundcover plants of Arizona, USA — low, spreading species for shade, slopes, and lawn replacement. Refine by light, soil, or bloom time above.