Let’s look in more detail at common desert plants. Here you will find varieties of flowering desert plants, heat-tolerant shrubs, trees, and various kinds of cacti. See more

An iconic desert cactus is the prickly pear with green, pad-like succulent leaves that are covered in spines. These are some of the most common desert plants found in the Southw… See more

The Joshua tree is a type of yucca plantthat lives in the Mojave Desert. This drought-tolerant tree-like desert plant also has names such as yucca palm and palm tree yucca. Nati… See more

Yucca plants are commonly found in many deserts, and they withstand hot sun and little water. This yucca variety is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in the southern U.… See more