| JOJOBA | Josephine having task linked to a desert plant |
| CACTUS | About to perform with you and me on a desert plant |
| AGAVE | A desert plant with leaves that can be used to make ropes, brushes, sandals, nets, and sleeping mats (5) |
| ALOE | A desert plant with lance-shaped leaves and a flower that appears only at the end of its life (4) |
| YUCCA | From what we hear, this is why you seize a desert plant |
| SCAPEGOAT | Namely, animal to depart to a desert, finally? |
| SAHARA | A rash eccentric next to a desert (6) |
| ATACAMA | At a river in England, going on to a desert in South America (7) |
| TIMEINABOTTLE | Newsmagazine delivered to a desert isle? |
| AGERATUM | A sticky substance around eastern desert plant |
| XEROPHYTE | King rising excitedly to hype desert plant, say |
| JOSHUATREE | Desert plant for which a U2 album is named |
| SAGUARO | Desert plant unfortunately accidentally recorded initially within 'dessert' |
| EPHEDRA | Extreme pressure heard rattling in desert plant |
| ACCURATELY | Honey badger, separating desert plant, turned right (10) |
| CHRISTMASCACTUS | Desert plant that flowers in winter |
| OCOTILLO | Desert plant that's also known as candlewood |
| TUMBLEWEED | Desert plant suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| PALMTREE | Mate with fluid meter in desert plant (4,4) |
| DATEPALM | Desert plant has petal formed into reservoir for water (4,4) |
