| | Family | Species | Characteristics and life form | Uses |
| | Leguminosae (Mimosoideae) | Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. | Shrubs/trees 3–6 (10) m, 10–20 cm diameter, early invader of pastures, good natural resistance of wood, distributed throughout semiarid zones of Mexico, southern USA, and Central and South America | Firewood, wood, charcoal, posts, construction, and honey (Flowers) | | Leguminosae (Fabaceae) | Acacia schaffneri var. schaffneri (S. Watson) F.J. Herm. | Tree 4–6 m height, 20–25 cm diameter, covered with velvety or stiff hair. Distribution: northern Mexico and south Texas, USA | Firewood, wood hard and heavy, charcoal, construction, forage (pods) | | Sapotaceae | Bumelia celastrina Kunth | Small, thorny tree 8–10 (12 m) height, 30–40 cm diameter, tall shrub of the Rio Grande Plains, hardwood with a very good natural resistance | Wood, firewood, post, and shade for animal | | Rhamnaceae | Condalia hookeri M.C. Johnst. | Small spiny tree 6–9 m height, 30–40 cm diameter that forms thickets and chaparral. Distribution: northeastern, northwestern and Baja California, Mexico | Wood, firewood, forage, and food | | Leguminosae (Caesalpiniaceae) | Cercidium macrum Johnst. | Small tree 3–6 m tall, 15–20 cm diameters, bark smooth, green, branches slightly zigzagging and armed with solitary spines | Firewood, post, forage (goat) | | Leguminosae | Ebenopsis ebano (Berl.) Barneby and Grimes | Tree 3–10 (15) m, 50 (120) cm diameter, hardwood, dark with a very good natural resistance. Distributed in northern Mexico, southwestern Texas, in the lowland | Firewood, charcoal, wood (furniture), shade for animal protection, and food (fruit and pods) | | Myrtaceae | Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. (river red gum) | Tall fast growing tree 15 to 45 m; basal diameter over 2 m with flaky or smooth bark ranging in color from white and grey to red-brown which is shed in long ribbons. The tree has a large, dense crown. The base of the trunk can be covered with rough, reddish-brown bark. The tree grows straight under favorable conditions but can develop twisted branches in drier conditions | Stumps, fence posts and wood sleepers, craft furniture, timber for wood, firewood, charcoal, paper pulp, ornamental, and medicinal | | Rutaceae | Helietta parvifolia (Gray) Benth. | Large shrub or small tree 2–10 (12) m, early invader in calcareous soils, deep root system with very high natural resistance of wood, is distributed in northeastern Mexico and Texas, USA | Poles, shelves, wood, charcoal, medicinal | | Leguminosae | Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit. Naturalized species to the region | Native from Yucatan Peninsula, 5–8 (20) m thick, half dense wood, average natural resistance. It is distributed in southern Mexico and Central America | Firewood, charcoal, shelves, rural construction, green manure, windbreak, nitrogen-fixing | | Leguminosae | Prosopis laevigata (Humb. et Bonpl.) M. C. Johnst. | Tree 5–10 (15) m, 50 (80) cm diameter, dense wood with a high natural resistance. It is distributed in northeastern Mexico, especially in the mountain scrub, and southern Texas | Poles, shelves, wood, charcoal, construction, and shade for edible pastures |
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