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  2. Deserts of California - Wikipedia

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    The desert region of California is characterized by low rainfall, caused by the rain shadow of mountain ranges to the west of the desert region. The Mojave Desert receives from 3 to 10 inches (76 to 254 mm) of rain per year, while the Colorado Desert receives from 2 to 6 inches (51 to 152 mm). [ 10 ] The driest spot in California is Death ...

  3. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Wikipedia

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    Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (/ ˈænzə bəˈreɪɡoʊ /, AN-zə bə-RAY-goh) is a California State Park located within the Colorado Desert of Southern California, United States. The park takes its name from 18th century Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and borrego, a Spanish word for sheep. [1] With 585,930 acres (237,120 ha) that ...

  4. Death Valley - Wikipedia

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    Death Valley. Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is thought to be the hottest place on Earth during summer. [3] Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North America, at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. [1]

  5. List of California native plants - Wikipedia

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    Knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata) Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa): well known in mountains. Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta): used for early construction of buildings and other structures. Monterey pine (Pinus radiata): naturally limited endemic range; widely planted horticulturally around the world.

  6. Sonoran Desert - Wikipedia

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    Protected. 39% [1] The Sonoran Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Sonora) is a hot desert in North America and ecoregion that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the southwestern United States (in Arizona and California). It is the hottest desert in both Mexico and the United ...

  7. Salvia apiana - Wikipedia

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    Salvia apiana is a shrub that reaches 1.3 to 1.5 metres (4.3 to 4.9 ft) tall and 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) wide. The whitish evergreen leaves are 3 to 9 cm (1.2 to 3.5 in) and persist throughout the year; they are opposite with crenulate margins. Leaves are thickly covered in hairs that trigger oil glands; when rubbed oils and resins are released ...

  8. Ecology of California - Wikipedia

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    The low desert of southeastern California is part of the Sonoran desert ecoregion, which extends into Arizona and parts of northern Mexico. [2] California has two high deserts: the Mojave desert and the Great Basin Desert. The Mojave desert ecoregion is marked by the presence of Joshua trees. [3] The dry cold Great Basin desert of California ...

  9. Imperial Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Imperial Valley (Spanish: Valle de Imperial or Valle Imperial) of Southern California lies in Imperial and Riverside counties, with an urban area centered on the city of El Centro. The Valley is bordered by the Colorado River to the east and, in part, the Salton Sea to the west. Farther west lies the San Diego and Imperial County border.

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