![Pelargonium](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pelargonium.jpg?resize=612%2C920&ssl=1)
Category: Other Plants
Not every desert plant is a succulent or a cactus. Ocotillo, palms, and wildflowers are desert plants along with various shrubs such as creosote and Prosopis. These plants are important for animal food, shelter, and forage.
![Pelargonium](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pelargonium.jpg?resize=612%2C920&ssl=1)
![Fouquieria splendens, WP Lynn](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fouquieria-splendens-wp-lynn.jpg?resize=980%2C799&ssl=1)
Fouquieria splendens, Ocotillo
![Encelia farinosa flowers](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/encelia-farinosa-chipmunk1.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
Encelia farinosa, Marigold-like
![Washingtonia filifera leaf, Lance](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wf-Lance.jpg?resize=980%2C800&ssl=1)
Washingtonia filifera, Desert Fan Palm
![Neobuxbaumia tetetzo](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/neobuxbaumia-tetetzo-amantedar4.jpg?resize=980%2C900&ssl=1)
Neobuxbaumia tetetzo and its Nurse Plant
![Oenothera cheiranthifolia at Malibu in California](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Oenothera_cheiranthifolia-malibu-Noah-Elhard.jpg?resize=980%2C685&ssl=1)
Beach Plant Adaptations to Sun and Drought
![Adansonia gregori](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Adansonia-gregori-treegirl.org_.jpg?resize=980%2C733&ssl=1)
Cauduciform Plants and Pachycauls
![Dragon blood tree](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dragon-blood-tree.jpg?resize=800%2C980&ssl=1)
Socotra (Soqotra) Island Succulents
![The different colors of desert lichens](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/desert-liken.jpg?resize=700%2C525&ssl=1)
Lichens in the Desert
![Tillandsia xerographica](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/airplantsupplycocom.jpg?resize=980%2C980&ssl=1)
Tillandsia xerographica
![Tillandsia ionantha](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Tillandsia_ionantha_Druid.jpg?resize=980%2C811&ssl=1)
Tillandsia ionantha for Semi-shade and Drought
![Escobaria missouriensis](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Escobaria_missouriensis.jpg?resize=900%2C980&ssl=1)