Sonoran Paloverde - Mixed Cacti Desert Scrub

Type:Group
Parent classification:Mojave-Sonoran Semi-Desert Scrub
Scientific Name:Carnegiea gigantea - Parkinsonia microphylla - Ambrosia deltoidea Mixed Cacti Desert Scrub Group
Location:Mexico (Sinaloa, Sonora); United States (California, Arizona, Nevada)
Description:This Sonoran Desert group is characterized by a diagnostic sparse, emergent tree layer of Carnegiea gigantea (3-16 m tall) and/or a sparse to moderately dense canopy codominated by xeromorphic, summer-deciduous tall shrub Parkinsonia microphylla and evergreen Larrea tridentata, with Prosopis sp., Olneya tesota, and Fouquieria splendens less prominent. It occurs on hillsides, mesas and upper bajadas in southern Arizona and extreme southeastern California.
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Child types

Name
Jojoba - Crucifixion-thorn - Eastern Mojave Buckwheat Desert Scrub
Saguaro - Yellow Paloverde - Velvet Mesquite Desert Scrub
Sonoran Brittlebush - Ironwood Desert Scrub
Sonoran-Sinoloan Desert Grassland

Species

Name
Choeronycteris mexicana (Mexican long-tongued bat)
Colaptes chrysoides (Gilded Flicker)
Heloderma suspectum (Gila Monster)
Macrotus californicus (California leaf-nosed bat)
Melanerpes uropygialis (Gila Woodpecker)
Micrathene whitneyi (Elf Owl)
Ovis canadensis nelsoni
Vireo bellii arizonae (Arizona Bell's vireo)

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer