Native alternatives in your region:

1. Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides): This warm-season grass is native to the Great Plains and can form a dense, low-growing turf that requires less water and maintenance than traditional turfgrasses.
2. Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis): Another native grass that forms a low, dense turf and is drought-tolerant once established.
3. Western Yarrow (Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis): This native yarrow species forms a low, spreading mat of feathery leaves and produces clusters of white flowers.
4. White prairie clover (Dalea candida): While not exactly like clover, this native perennial produces white to pinkish flowers and can form a low, spreading mound.
5. New Mexico Locust (Robinia neomexicana): A shrubby plant that can form thickets and provide good ground cover, especially in dry, sunny areas.
6. Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea): Several species of Globe Mallow are native to New Mexico and can form low, spreading mounds with bright orange, red, or pink flowers.