Recent extensive floristic collections from U.A.E., especially in the desert region including Al-Ain district, which constitutes the main part of the eastern desert of United Arab Emirates, revealed the presence of 8 new taxa of the Flora of U.A.E. These are: Digera muricata (Amaranthaceae), Anvillea garcini, Conyza bonariensis, Inula crithmoides, Koelpinia linearis, Pulicaria crispa, (Compositae), Euphorbia heterophylla (Euphorbiaceae), Astragalus tribuliodes (Papilionaceae).