PLANTS OF EL PINACATE BIOSPHERE RESERVE

The plants of this Reserve are similar to those in other parts of the Sonoran Desert, but the settings and the conditions in which they grow are extreme.

Characteristic scene of Sonoran Desert plants against a backdrop of uplifted lava. The plants here include teddy bear cholla (silver coloured), saguaro cactus and paloverde (tree, centre left). Parts of the cinder in the foreground (e.g. centre left) are coloured pink by growth of Nama demissum (purple mat) - a predominant groundcover over most of the cinder-covered area in April 2001.

Purple mat (Nama demissum)

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Pinacate desert floor?
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