The Mojave desert is a high desert, slightly cooler and moister than the Colorado desert. Altitudes vary from 600m to well above 1500m. Joshua tree, Mojave…
The Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia, grows wild primarily in the Mojave Desert. It has adapted to reduced rainfall by spreading its roots in a dense, shallow…
Almost every part of this plant has been or is used by other desert dwellers, people as well as the animals. Chemeheuvi people wove its fibers to make baskets,…
Scott’s orioles can sometimes be seen near woven nests hanging beneath tree limbs. Ladder-backed woodpeckers or flickers fly in and out of holes they drill in…
Beechy ground squirrels, birds, and deer eat the creamy white blossoms. Later fruit and other seeds provide food for antelope ground squirrels and other small…