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Map Satellite This section of the Transverse Ranges lies on the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and provides a genetic mixing of the organisms of the desert habitat with those of the oak woodland associations. In the southern portion of the area the Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia, woodland is the dominant association, with such species as Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Coreopsis bigelovii, Larrea tridentata, Lupinus microcarpus var. horizontalis, and Centrostegia thurberi present. To the north a grassland merging into an oak woodland is present, with Quercus douglasii and Quercus lobata conspicuous. Two rare plant species are found just to the east of the area, Chorizanthe spinosa and Hemizonia arida, and may be found within the area. Animal life is abundant and varied. The rare Mojave ground squirrel, Citellus mohavensis, may occur in the area. Geologically, much of the area is recent alluvium or, in the foothill regions, Pleistocene nonmarine sedimentary deposits. Integrity: There is a minimum of disturbance in the area though it is transected by an aqueduct and portions are grazed. Use: Private May 1977
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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