California Desert Plants Field Guide - Fungi Good in shady areas

Good in shady areas

and afternoon shade inland

Tehachapi Mtn

dexterity and superb performance define this Gauntlet

very dark purple

California Desert Plants Field Guide - Fungi Good in shady areasEcology and diversity of the Sonoran, Mojave, and Great Basin Deserts. The desert areas of California include the northwestern portion of the Sonoran Desert, the largest part of the Mojave Desert, and the western margin of the Great Basin. A key ecological feature of the remarkable California desert region is winter rainfall coupled with dry summers. This rainfall regime, a gradient of temperatures from low to high elevations, and a complex array of