Joshua Tree
- Yucca brevifolia
- Joshua Trees are fast growers for the desert.
- Joshua trees are one of the species predicted to have their range reduced and shifted by climate change
Saguaro
- Carnegiea gigantic
- The saguaro is an arborescent cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea, which can grow to be over 20 m tall. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Sonora, and the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California.
- Long life span
- Has spines, fruits, flowers and serves as a nest for birds
Mesquite
- Deciduous trees that can reach a height of 6 to 9 m (20 to 30 ft) although in most of their range they are shrub size.
- They have narrow, bipinnately compound leaves that are sharply pointed.
- Mesquite is an extremely hardy, drought-tolerant plant because it can draw water through its long root.
Prickly Pear
- Opuntia
- Prickly pears typically grow with flat, rounded cladodes armed with two kinds of spines; large, smooth, fixed spines and small glochids, that easily penetrate skin and detach from the plant.
Desert Poppy
- Eschscholzia glyptosperma
- an annual herb growing from a basal patch of leaves divided into pointed segments
Desert Lily
- Hesperocallis