The plant species in this list are particularly well suited to combat desertification:
- Acacia species : acacia
- Acca sellowiana : feijao, pineapple guava
- Actinidia arguta : kiwi
- Actinidia deliciosa : kiwi
- Adansonia digitata : baobab
- Agave americana : century plant
- Agave mexicana : Mexican aloe
- Amaranthus spp. : amaranth
- Annona cherimola : cherimoya
- Annona muricata : guanabana, soursop, graviola
- Artemisia annua : sweet wormwood
- Artemisia halodendron : wormwood
- Asimina triloba : pawpaw
- Atriplex nummularia : oldman saltbush
- Brassica carinata : Ethiopian mustard
- Cajanus cajan : pigeonpea
- Calliandra calothyrsa : calliandra
- Caragana microphylla : littleleaf peashrub
- Caryopteris x clandonensis : Blue beard / Blue mist
- Ceratonia siliqua : carob tree, SWt. John’s bread
- Chilopsis linearis – desert willow
- Cleome gynandra : African cabbage, cat’s whiskers
- Crocus sativus : saffron crocus
- Cydonia oblonga : quice, membrillo
- Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus : artichoke
- Cyphomandra betacea : tomato tree
- Cytisus proliferous : tree lucerne
- Dacryodes edulis : safou or butterfruit
- Eleusine coracana : finger millet, African millet, Ragi
- Eriogonum spp. : wild buckwheat
- Garcinia lmivingstonei : imbe
- Gleditsia triacanthos : honey locust
- Hemerocallis spp. – Daylilies
- Hippophae rhamnoides : sea buckthorn
- Hylocereus undatus : dragonfruit
- INTA Sequia common bean
- Ipomoea batatas : sweet potato
- Irvingia gabonensis : Dika tree
- Jatropha curcas : Barbados nut, Physic nut
- Kochia brevifolia : Australian bluebush
- Lens culinaris : lentils
- Linum usitatissimum : Flax
- Lupinus luteus, L. hispanicus and L. cosentinii: lupins
- Manihot esculenta : cassava
- Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme : Fig-Marigold, Giant Pigface, Hottentot Fig
- Miscanthus x giganteus : miscanthus
- Moringa oleifera : Moringa
- Morus spp. : mulberry
- Oenothera speciosa : Mexican evening primrose (invasive ground cover)
- Opuntia ficus-indica : prickly pear cactus
- Oxytenanthera abyssinica : drought-resistant bamboo
- Panicum virgatum : switchgrass
- Parthenium argentatum : guayule
- Phaeoptilum spinosum : brosdoring
- Portulacaria afra : spekboom, elephant bush
- Prosopis cineraria
- Rheum palaestinum : Desert rhubarb
- Ricinus communis : castor plant
- Rosmarinus officinalis : rosemary
- Salicornia : samphire
- Salvadora persica : mustard bush
- Sesamum indicum – sesame
- Sclerocarya birrea : marula
- Sesbania rostrata
- Sesbania sesban
- Simmondsia chinensis : jojoba
- Solanum scabrum : African nightshade
- Sorghum bicolor: sorghum, durra, jowari or milo,
- Strychnos spinosa : monkey orange
- Suaeda glauca : seepweed, seablite
- Tephrosia candida
- Tylosema esculentum : marama
- Vigna radiata : greengram, mung bean
- Vigna unguiculata : cowpea, black-eyed pea
- Vitex agnus-castus : chaste tree
- Zizyphus mauritiana : jujube
