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