Bursera microphylla
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Bursera microphylla, known by the common name elephant tree in English or 'torote' in Spanish, is a tree in the genus Bursera. It grows into a distinctive sculptural form, with a thickened, water-stor
Bursera microphylla on southern slope at South Mountain Municipal Park, Phoenix, Arizona. October 2008. (C. Cordova)
Bursera microphylla growing on a granite boulder at South Mountain Municipal Park, Phoenix, Arizona. October 2008. (C. Cordova)
Bursera microphylla growing on a granite boulder at South Mountain Municipal Park, Phoenix, Arizona. January 2010. (C. Cordova)
Yuma Desert
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The Yuma Desert is a lower-elevation section of the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and the northwest of Mexico. It lies in the Salton basin. The desert contains areas of sparse veget
The Imperial Dunes in the Yuma Desert
Agave deserti, a plant native to the Yuma Desert
The region from orbit