Fouquieria splendens
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Fouquieria splendens, commonly known as ocotillo, is a plant indigenous to the Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Colorado deserts in the Southwestern United States, and northern Mexico.
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Ocotillo plant in Joshua Tree National Park
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Closeup of thorns in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Mojave Desert
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The Mojave Desert is a desert in the rain shadow of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains and Transverse Ranges in the Southwestern United States. Named after the indigenous Mohave people, it is locate
Fouquieria splendens
…Fouquieria splendens, commonly known as ocotillo, is a plant indigenous to the Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Colorado deserts in the Southwestern United States (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), and…
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley
The Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) is endemic to the Mojave Desert.
A powerful High Desert summer storm sweeps rapidly across the Mojave Desert.
Las Vegas is located in the Mojave Desert.