Abstract: N₂O and CH₄ are two important greenhouse gases. However, their sources have not been well characterized. Plants are known to emit N₂O and CH₄, which has received widespread attention. We investigated N₂O and CH₄ emissions from fresh aboveground parts (branches and leaves) of 8 xerophytic herbaceous plants. All species could emit both N₂O and CH₄. Lolium perenne, Ixeridium sonchifolium and Spinacia oleracea showed high CH₄ emission, with fluxes of 165.38, 52.28 and 21.64 ngCH₄·g^–1dw·h^–1, respectively. I. sonchifolium, Artemisia mongolica, Glycine max and S. oleracea emitted more N₂O, with fluxes of 7.19, 6.92, 5.44 and 4.05 ngN₂O·g^–1dw·h^–1, respectively. These results provide further evidence of the universality of plants emitting N₂O and CH₄ but also reveal suitable plant species (I. sonchifolium and S. oleracea) for further mechanistic studies.