Fruits Inconspicuous or Not Present

Leaves tiny and scale-like
Tall shrub with aromatic pine odor	California juniper
Low broom-like; jointed shrub	Ephedra
Leaves more than 6 inches long
Leaves succulent; with a prickly margin	Desert agave
Leaves not succulent; tip with a sharp point	Mojave yucca
Leaves present, but less than 6 inches long
Stems with distinct spines
Stems unbranches and cane-like	Ocotillo
Stems branches
Low shrub; 1 to 3 feet high; white woolly	Cotton-thorn
Shrub; 3 to 6 feet high; spines curved	Catclaw
Shrub; 12 to 20 feet high; spines straight	Honey mesquite
Stems without distinct spines
Leaf margins lobed
Leaves with 2 lobes; wing-like	Creosote bush
Leaves with a 3-lobed margin or tip
Leaves gray on both sides	Sagebrush
Leaves gray on under side	Antelope bush
Leaves green and sticky	Waxy bitterbrush
Leaves with more than 3 lobes	Burrobush
Leaf margin toothed; leaves white	Desert holly
Leaf margin without teeth or lobes
Leaves small and narrow; 1/4 to 1/2 inch long	Black bush
Leaves larger; 3/4 to 1 and 1/2 inches long	Jojoba