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White Sands National Park is a national park of the United States located in New Mexico and completely surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range.The park covers 145,762 acres (227.8 sq mi; 589.9 km 2) in the Tularosa Basin, including the southern 41% of a 275 sq mi (710 km 2) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
Pholisma sonorae is a perennial herb which grows in sand dunes, its fleshy stem extending down to two meters (six feet) below the surface and emerging above as a small rounded or ovate form.
Pholisma arenarium is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by several common names, including desert Christmas tree, scaly-stemmed sand plant, and purple sand food. As the name implies, the loaf-like part of the root is edible.
The White Sands CDP is located in eastern Doña Ana County at the southern end of the White Sands Missile Range. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of U.S. Route 70 and 27 miles (43 km) east of Las Cruces, the county seat. The entrance to White Sands National Park is 34 miles (55 km) to the northeast, up US 70.
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Pages in category "White Sands Missile Range" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
White Sands Missile Range, formerly the White Sands Proving Ground, a military installation in New Mexico hosting: White Sands Test Center, operated by the United States Army; White Sands Test Facility, operated by NASA, and including: White Sands Space Harbor; White Sands National Park, desert of white sand dunes in New Mexico, US; Whitesands ...