| Family | Common Name | Synonym |
|---|---|---|
| Subfamily/Tribe | ||
| ScientificName |
| Asteraceae | SunflowerFamily | Compositae |
| Astereae | Aster Tribe | |
| Baccharis sarothroides | desert broom | |
| Haplopappustenuisectus | burroweed | Isocomatenuisecta |
| Heliantheae | Sunflower Tribe | |
| Flourensia cernua | tarbush | |
| Buxaceae | Box Family | |
| Simmondsia chinensis | jojoba,goat nut | |
| Fabaceae | Pea Family | Leguminosae |
| Mimosoideae | Acacia subfamily | |
| Prosopis glandulosa | mesquite | |
| Liliaceae |
Agave Family | Liliaceae |
| Yucca elata | ||
| Poaceae | Grass Family | Gramineae |
| Andropogoneae | Sorghum Tribe | |
| Bothriochloa barbinodis | canebeardgrass | Andropogonbarbinodis |
| Heteropogon contortus | tanglehead | |
| Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass | |
| Aristideae | Threeawn Tribe | Agrostideae |
| Aristida purpurea | purple threeawn | |
| Chlorideae | Grama Tribe | |
| Boutelouaaristidoides | needle grama | |
| Bouteloua curtipendula | sideoats grama | |
| Bouteloua eriopoda | blackgrama | |
| Boutelouahirsuta | hairygrama | |
| Boutelouarothrockii | rothrock grama | |
| Hilaria belangeri | curlymesquite | |
| Hilaria mutica | tobosa | |
| Eragrosteae | Lovegrass Tribe | |
| Eragrostis intermedia | plainslovegrass | |
| Eragrostislehmanniana | Lehmannlovegrass | |
| Leptochloa dubia | greensprangletop | |
| Muhlenbergia porteri | bushmuhly | |
| Scleropogon brevifolius | burrograss | |
| Sporobolus airoides | alkalisacaton | |
| Paniceae | Millet Tribe | |
| Digitaria californica | Arizona cottontop | Trichachne californica |
| Rhamnaceae | Buckthorn (Lilac)Family | |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia | graythorn | Condalialycioides |