Typical Desert Flora: Shrubs, Succulents, and Herbaceous Plants

Shrubs

• Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)
• Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata)
• Ironwood (Olneya tesota)
• Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)
• Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea)

Herbaceous Plants

• Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)
• Burro Bush (Ambrosia dumosa)
• Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
• Pricklypear Cactus (Opuntia spp.)

Succulents

• Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus spp.)
• Cholla Cactus (Cylindropuntia spp.)
• Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
• Teddybear Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii)

Other Notable Species

• Creeping Wild Indigo (Dalea mollis)
• Desert Broom (Baccharis sarothroides)
• Desert Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua)
• Mesquite (Prosopis spp.)