The Chihuahuan Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Chihuahua, Desierto Chihuahuense) is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and...
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List of North American deserts (redirect from North American Desert)
Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest hot desert in North America, located in the Southwestern United...
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(Stenocereus thurberi). The Sonoran Desert is clearly distinct from nearby deserts (e.g., the Great Basin, Mojave, and Chihuahuan deserts) because it provides...
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Selaginella lepidophylla (section Desert conditions)
resurrection plant, is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the United States and Mexico...
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Southwestern United States (redirect from Desert southwest)
ago, the Chihuahuan Desert is a relatively dry desert, although it is slightly wetter than the Sonoran Desert to the west. The Chihuahuan Desert spreads...
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Geography of Arizona (section Chihuahuan Desert)
southeastern Arizona is part of the Chihuahuan Desert. Because of its higher elevation in comparison to the Sonoran Desert, it tends to have milder temperatures...
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Scolopendra heros (redirect from Arizona Desert Centipede)
is commonly referred to as the "giant desert centipede" because of its presence in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, and other arid and semi-arid habitats...
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introduced population of several thousand is also present in the Chihuahuan Desert where they are problematic for the local ecosystem. Gemsbok live in...
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The Chihuahuan raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) is a species of crow in the family Corvidae that is native to the United States and Mexico. The proportions...
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Sotol is a distilled spirit from the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, western Texas) sourced from the plants of the genus Dasylirion, most commonly:...
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Trans-Pecos (redirect from Trans-Pecos Desert)
subdivision of West Texas. The Trans-Pecos is part of the Chihuahuan Desert, the largest desert in North America. It is the most mountainous and arid portion...
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Mountains forests and the Chihuahuan Desert. Aside from the trademark saguaro, the desert has the most diverse plant life of any desert in the world, and includes...
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Cuatro Ciénegas (category Chihuahuan Desert)
Ciénagas: tourism and attractions Pronatura Noreste in the Chihuahuan Desert Cuatrociénagas, Desert Fishes Council Cuatrociénegas Scientific Research Center...
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in the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Great Basin Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert, as well as the Colorado Plateau. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Joshua...
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The Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens is a cultural history and natural history museum on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso...
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the Mojave Desert, the Sonoran Desert or the Chihuahuan Desert; deserts of Australia such as the Simpson Desert or the Great Victoria Desert and many other...
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Peyote (category Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert)
Texas. It is found primarily in the Sierra Madre Occidental, the Chihuahuan Desert and in the states of Nayarit, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and...
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Chihuahua (state) (category Chihuahuan Desert)
Although Chihuahua is primarily identified with its namesake, the Chihuahuan Desert, it has more forests than any other state in Mexico, aside from Durango...
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Depression. Fort Davis National Historic Site was established in 1961. The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute arboretum was established in 1974. According to...
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Larrea tridentata (category Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert)
Larrea tridentata is a prominent species in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan Deserts of western North America, and its range includes those and other...
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also home to 242 municipal parks. The Chihuahuan Desert Gardens (CDG) display the flora of the Chihuahuan Desert and adjacent regions in the United States...
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Jornada del Muerto (redirect from Jornada del Muerto Desert)
is often dry. The Jornada is one of the northernmost parts of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome. The average elevation...
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in the Kalahari Desert, in the High Plains of the western United States, in the Sonoran Desert, Chihuahuan Desert and Mojave Desert of North America...
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Black-chinned hummingbird (category Fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert)
The black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a hummingbird occupying a broad range of habitats. Its summer range is in the western United States...
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The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute or CDRI, incorporated in December 1973, is an independent non-profit, scientific and educational organization...
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Agave maculata (category Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert)
Agave maculata (synonym Manfreda maculosa), commonly known as the Texas tuberose or spice lily, is a species of Agave that is endemic to southern Texas...
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El Paso Zoo (section Animals of the Chihuahuan Desert)
Africa, Animals of Asia, Animals of the Americas, and Animals of the Chihuahuan Desert. The Animals of Africa section was opened in March 2010 with African...
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Albuquerque, New Mexico (redirect from High Desert, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
temperatures, and natural vegetation more with that of the Chihuahuan Desert, namely the desert grassland and sand scrub plant communities. The eastern portion...
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Pyrrhuloxia (redirect from Desert cardinal)
The pyrrhuloxia /ˌpɪrəˈlɒksiə/ or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized North American songbird found in the American southwest and northern...
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Deserts and xeric shrublands (redirect from Desert shrubland)
The Nama Karoo of Namibia has the world's richest desert fauna. The Chihuahuan desert and Central Mexican matorral are the richest deserts in the Neotropics...
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