- Acacia constricta – Whitethorn Acacia
- Acacia greggii – Catclaw Acacia
- Acourtia nana – Dwarf Desertpeony
- Acourtia wrightii – Brownfoot
- Agastache wrightii – Sonoran Giant Hyssop
- Bebbia juncea – Sweetbush
- Ceanothus greggii – Desert Ceanothus
- Cephalanthus occidentalis – Common Buttonbush
- Chilopsis linearis – Desert Willow
- Crossosoma bigelovii – Ragged Rockflower
- Encelia farinosa – Brittlebush
- Gaura coccinea – Scarlet Beeblossom
- Glandularia bipinnatifida – Dakota Mock Vervain
- Heracleum maximum – Common Cowparsnip
- Hyptis emoryi – Desert Lavender
- Larrea tridentata – Creosote Bush
- Macrosiphonia brachysiphon – Huachuca Mountain Rocktrumpet
- Matthiola longipetala – Night Scented Stock
- Melilotus officinalis – Yellow Sweetclover
- Mirabilis longiflora – Sweet Four O'Clock
- Oenothera caespitosa – Tufted Evening Primrose
- Oenothera elata – Hooker's Evening Primrose
- Passiflora caerulea – Bluecrown Passionflower
- Peniocereus greggii – Nightblooming Cereus
- Penstemon palmeri – Palmer's Penstemon
- Pinus discolor – Border Pinyon
- Prosopis velutina – Velvet Mesquite
- Purshia stansburiana – Stansbury Cliffrose
- Robinia neomexicana – New Mexico Locust
- Rosa woodsii – Woods' Rose
- Salvia columbariae – Chia
- Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis – American Black Elderberry
Fragrant Flowers and Plants
Along with color, pattern, flower shape, and nectar, many flowers use fragrance to attract pollinating insects. Plants with aromatic foliage contain scented essential oils that help protect the plants by repelling or even killing insects and microbes like bacteria. Humans use plant essential oils for perfumes, flavorings, natural insect repellents, medicinal purposes, and in aromatherapy.
Listed below are some of the southeastern Arizona wildflowers and plants with pleasant-smelling foliage or flowers.