Hot and Dry Desert Plants -
Prickly Pear - significant cactus species in hot and dry deserts. Date Palm - flowering plant species in the palm family that gives off dates (fruit) Chain Fruit Cholla - also known as the jumping cholla and the hanging chain cholla , the tree is native to South Western United States and Sonora. Cold Desert Plants - Camel Thorn (Vachellia Erioloba) - Camel Thorn trees grow up to 18m tall with a large spreading canopy that produces shade and animal shelter Shadscale Saltbush - this plant reproduces entirely by seed. The fruit on this plant provides for birds. Wild Onion plant - used for both food and medicine, this plant is in the Gobi Desert. Semiarid Desert Plants - Whitethorn Acaica- a large deciduous shrub or a small multistemmed tree. Brittlebrush - The yellow brittlebrush grows in deserts usually by cacti. Jujube - is a thorny tree that grows up to 40 ft tall. Originally from China, this tree thrives semi arid desert conditions. Coastal Desert Plants - Welwistchia Plant- this plant is in the Namib Desert. It has leaves that grow up to 60 ft long. This plant has a lifespan of one to two thousand years. Saguaro Cactus- one of the most defining plants of the Sonoran Desert. |