Oenothera caespitosa A low growing stemless perennial with large3-4 inch flowers mostly known for the fact it blooms in the evening then wilts in the morning. Its nectar is found in large amounts in the flower a huge resource for the bugs of the desert.
Desert Sunflower
Geraea canescens Height can reach 3 ft. herbaceous annual. Has verlapping rayson the flower, yellow to pale orange color, ribbed, may be irregularly toothed at tip; around a shaggy center, yellow to red-orange; with fuzzy white bract at center disk.
creosote bush
Larrea tridentata A very dominant plant covering most of the Sonoran. It provides covers and shelters to most organisims of the desert to provide shade from the blistering heat. It can grow up to 13 feet high.