| SOTOL | Yuccalike desert plants of the agave family native to the USA and new Mexico |
| DRAGONTREE | Slow-growing palm-like tree of the agave family, native to the Canary Islands |
| YUCCAS | Plants of the agave family with swordlike leaves |
| EASTCOAST | The Atlantic seaboard of the US and New Zealand's North Island between Opotiki and Gisborne (4,5) |
| YUCCA | Desert plant of the agave family |
| AMERICAN | Native to the USA |
| AGAVE | Desert plant of the Americas (5) |
| EYES | Five __, intelligence-gathering alliance including the UK, US and New Zealand (4) |
| ROSEOFJERICHO | Desert plant of North Africa and the Middle East |
| CAPSICUM | Genus of plants from the nightshade family native to the Americas, whose fruits are commonly called chilli pepper, red or green pepper, or sweet pepper in Britain |
| QUINOA | Plant in the amaranth family, native to the Andes and widely cultivated (6) |
| ELKWEED | Flowering perennial plant of the Gentian family native to the western US |
| FALSEALOE | Plant of the USA and Mexico, also called the Virginia agave (5,4) |
| HYSSOP | Shrub in the mint family, native to the Middle East (6) |
| UTES | Members of a Native American people of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico (4) |
| SISAL | Strong fibre made from the leave: of the agave plant and used in flow mats (5) |
| NIAGARA | Name of the large waterfall of note shared by the USA and Canada |
| ELPASO | Texan city near the border of the USA and Mexico (2,4) |
| ANIMUS | I'm in the North of the USA and noting the hostility there |
| FLYTRAP | The Venus ___ is a carnivorous plant native to the US east coast (7) |
