Desert+1

Biome- Desert - American Southwest

//Longitude//: 111° 47.6'W //Latitude//: 34°1 8.5'N.

Seasonal Conditions: Dry, hot and arid.

Altitude: 4,100 ft (1,250 m)

Average annual precipitation: 10.47

Average temperature: 55.1 - 84.5 degrees http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?az0415


 * = ﻿ Animals ||
 * [[image:BobcatNap_AzSonDesMus.jpg width="179" height="121"]] || Bobcat (Lynx rufus) || They keep cool under the rocks during the day and hunt at night. ||
 * [[image:squirrel.jpg width="184" height="122"]] || Squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus) || More active in non-rainy season, hibernates from late August to early September. ||
 * [[image:CactusWren_OnOcotillo_AzSonDesMus.jpg width="192" height="135"]] || Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) || Lives in cacti and are foragers. ||
 * [[image:RoadRunner_AzSonDesMus.jpg width="185" height="127"]] |||| Roadrunner ||
 * [[image:coyote-2756.JPG width="190" height="125"]] |||| Coyotes ||


 * = Plants ||
 * [[image:sttrawberry_hedgehog.jpg width="189" height="125"]] || Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) || Works well in gritty soil. ||
 * [[image:desert_marigold.jpg width="193" height="130"]] || Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata) || Grow through summer thunder storms. ||
 * [[image:Organ_pipe_cactus.jpg width="212" height="281"]] || Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) || Perfect for the desert and pollinate by bats. ||
 * [[image:Saguaro_cactus_in_Arizona.jpg width="210" height="144"]] |||| Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) ||
 * [[image:Fagonia_laevis_5.jpg width="214" height="209"]] |||| Fagonia laevis (California Fagonbush) ||

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