Mojave-Sonoran Bajada & Valley Desert Scrub

Type:Group
Parent classification:Mojave-Sonoran Semi-Desert Scrub
Scientific Name:Larrea tridentata - Ambrosia dumosa - Encelia farinosa Desert Scrub Group
Location:Mexico (Sonora); United States (New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, California)
Description:This Mojave-Sonoran desert scrub group is characterized by Larrea tridentata and Ambrosia dumosa along with several other shrubs, and is found in the warm southwestern deserts of the U.S. and northern Mexico.
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Child types

Name
Brittlebush Desert Scrub
Burrobush Desert Dwarf Scrub
Chihuahuan-Sonoran Ocotillo - Fairy Duster Mixed Desert Scrub
Creosotebush - Burrobush Bajada & Valley Desert Scrub
Creosotebush - Ocotillo Upper Bajada & Rock Outcrop Desert Scrub
Teddy-bear Cholla Cacti Scrub

Species

Name
Ambrysus amargosus (ash meadows naucorid)
Andrena balsamorhizae
Callisaurus draconoides (Zebra-tailed Lizard)
Coleonyx variegatus (Western Banded Gecko)
Crotalus cerastes (Sidewinder)
Crotalus scutulatus (scutulatus)
Dinacoma caseyi
Dipsosaurus dorsalis (Desert Iguana)
Gambelia wislizenii (Longnose Leopard Lizard)
Heloderma suspectum (Gila Monster)
Heloderma suspectum cinctum (Banded gila monster)
Lampropeltis getula (eastern kingsnake)
Myotis yumanensis (Yuma myotis)
Perdita meconis
Rhinocheilus lecontei (Longnose Snake)
Sceloporus magister (Desert Spiny Lizard)
Toxostoma bendirei (Bendire's Thrasher)
Toxostoma lecontei (Le Conte's Thrasher)
Uma inornata (Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard)
Uma scoparia (Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard)
Vulpes macrotis (Kit Fox)

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer