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Sonoran Desertscrub - Magdalena

Sonoran Desertscrub - Magdalena
Photographer: Mark A. Dimmitt
ID: ASDM010978
Copyright: © 1980 ASDM
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Date: November 1980
Location: Magdalena plain, BCS
Scientific Name: Sonoran Desertscrub - Magdalena

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Also pictured in this image: Stenocereus gummosus, Jatropha cinerea
This species is present in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's live collection.

Magdalena

Located in coastal Baja California south of the Vizcaino, Magdalena is similar in appearance to the Vizcaino but the species are somewhat different. Most of its meager rainfall comes in summer and the aridity is modified by Pacific breezes. The bleak coastal Magdalena Plain's only conspicuous endemic plant is the weird creeping devil cactus (Stenocereus eruca), but inland the rocky slopes are rich and dense with trees, succulent shrubs, and cacti.