For the indigenous American tribe, see Mohave. Mohave and Mojave are both tribally accepted and interchangeably used phonetic spellings for a Native American people known among themselves as the

Mojave Desert scene in Joshua Tree National Park.

California Fan Palms.

The Mojave Desert (pronounced /moʊˈhɑːvi/ or /məˈhɑːvi/), (Hayikwiir Mat'aar^[1] in Mojave), locally referred to as the High Desert, occupies a significant portion of southern California and smaller parts of central California, southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona, in the United States. Mojave is the native language of the Mojave people along the Colorado River in eastern California northwestern Arizona and southwestern Nevada California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Named after the Mohave tribe of Native Americans, it occupies well over 22,000 square miles (57,000 km²) in a typical Basin and Range topography. Mohave and Mojave are both tribally accepted and interchangeably used phonetic spellings for a Native American people known among themselves as the Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Basin and range is a geologic term for a type of Topography characterized by a series of separate and parallel mountain ranges with broad valleys interposed extending

The Mojave Desert's boundaries are generally defined by the presence of Joshua Trees — they are considered an indicator species for the desert. The Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia) is a Monocotyledonous Tree native to southwestern North America, in the states of California An indicator species is any Biological species that defines a trait or Characteristic of the environment The topographical boundaries include the Tehachapi together with the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountain ranges. The Tehachapi Mountains (təˈhætʃəˌpi are a short transverse range in southern California in the United States, running SW-NE connecting The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County California, USA. The San Bernardino Mountains ( Huwaaly Kwasakyav in Mojave) are a short transverse Mountain range northeast of Los Angeles in The mountain boundaries are quite distinct since they are outlined by the two largest faults in California: the San Andreas and the Garlock. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The San Andreas Fault is a geologic Transform fault that runs a length of roughly 800 miles (1300 km through California in the United States. The Garlock Fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault line running approximately northeast - southwest in southern California. The Great Basin shrub steppe lies to the north; the warmer Sonoran Desert (the Low Desert) lies to the south and east. The Great Basin is a large arid region of the western United States. The Sonoran Desert (sometimes called the Gila Desert after the Gila River or the Low Desert in opposition to the higher Mojave Desert) is The Low Desert is a name for the Southern California portion of the Sonoran Desert to distinguish it from the adjacent Mojave Desert or High Desert The desert is believed to support between 1,750 and 2,000 species of plants. A desert is a Landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae.

Climate

Extent of Mojave Desert. Green square is the area of a survey made by the USGS which covers 25,000 square miles.

The Mojave Desert receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain a year and is generally between 3,000 and 6,000 feet (1,000 and 2,000 m) in elevation. The Mojave Desert also contains the Mojave National Preserve, as well as the lowest and hottest place in North America: Death Valley, where the temperature normally approaches 120°F (49°C) in late July and early August. The Mojave National Preserve is located in the Mojave Desert in Southern California, USA. Death Valley National Park is a mostly Arid United States National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County Zion National Park, in Utah, lies at the junction of the Mojave, the Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau. Zion National Park is a United States National Park located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale Utah. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The Great Basin is a large arid region of the western United States. The Colorado Plateau, also called the Colorado Plateaus Province, is a physiographic region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Despite its aridity, the Mojave (and particularly the Antelope Valley in its southwest) has long been a center of alfalfa production, fed by irrigation coming from groundwater and (in the 20th century) from the California Aqueduct. The Antelope Valley in California, United States is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop Groundwater is Water located beneath the Ground surface in Soil pore spaces and in the Fractures of lithologic formations The California Aqueduct is a 444  Mile  (715  km)-long Aqueduct in the United States

The Mojave is a desert of temperature extremes and four distinct seasons. Winter months bring temperatures dipping to below 20 °F (-7 °C) on valley floors, and below 0 °F (-18 °C) at higher elevations. Storms moving from the Pacific Northwest can bring rain and snow across the region — more often, the rain shadow created by the Sierra Nevada as well as mountain ranges within the desert such as the Spring Mountains bring only clouds and wind. The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean For the Australian television series see Rain Shadow (TV series. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U The Spring Mountains are a Mountain range of southern Nevada in the United States, running generally northwest-southeast along the west side of In longer periods between storm systems, winter temperatures in valleys can approach 80 °F (27 °C).

Spring weather continues to be influenced by Pacific storms, but rainfall is more widespread and occurs less frequently after April. By early June, it is rare for another Pacific storm to have a significant impact on the region's weather, and temperatures after mid-May are normally above 90 °F (32 °C) and frequently above 100 °F (38 °C).

Summer weather is dominated by heat — temperatures on valley floors can soar above 120 °F (49 °C) and above 130 °F (54 °C) at the lowest elevations — and the presence of the North American monsoon. A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months Low humidity, high temperatures and low pressure draw in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, creating thunderstorms across the desert southwest. The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world While the Mojave does not get nearly the amount of rainfall that the Sonoran desert to the east receives, monsoonal moisture will create thunderstorms as far west as California's Central Valley from mid-June through early September. The Central Valley is a large flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U

Autumns are generally pleasant, with one to two Pacific storm systems creating regional rain events. October is one of the driest and sunniest months in the Mojave, and temperatures usually remain between 70 °F (21 °C) and 90 °F (32 °C) on the valley floors.

After temperature, wind is the most significant weather phenomenon in the Mojave. Across the region, windy days are common, and in areas near the transition between the Mojave and the California low valleys, including near Cajon Pass, Soledad Canyon and the Tehachapi areas. At an elevation of 1277 meters (4190 ft the Cajon Pass (kəˈhoʊn is a moderate-elevation Mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains and the Soledad Canyon is a long narrow Canyon / Valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Tehachapi (təˈhætʃəpi is a city incorporated in 1909 located in its namesake Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield During the June Gloom, cooler air can be pushed out into the desert from Southern California; in Santa Ana wind events, hot air from the desert blows out into the Los Angeles basin and other coastal areas. June Gloom (also May Gray) is a California term for a Weather pattern that results in overcast skies with mild temperatures during the late spring The Santa Ana winds are strong extremely dry offshore Winds that characteristically sweep through in Southern California and northern Baja California in The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal Sediment -filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in Wind farms in these areas generate power from these winds. A wind farm is a group of Wind turbines in the same location used for production of electric power

The other major weather factor in the region is elevation. The highest peak within the Mojave is Charleston Peak at 11,918 feet (3,633 m), while Badwater in Death Valley is 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. Mount Charleston is the highest Mountain of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada, approximately 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Badwater is a basin in California 's Death Valley, noted as the lowest point in North America, with an Elevation of below sea Accordingly, temperatures and precipitation ranges wildly, in all seasons, across the region.

The Mojave Desert has not historically supported a fire regime because of low fuel loads and connectivity. However, in the last few decades, invasive annual plants (e. g. , Bromus spp. Bromus is a large Genus of the true grass family ( Poaceae) with about 160 Species. , Schismus spp. , Brassica spp. Brassica ( Brás-si-ca) is a genus of plants in the mustard family ( Brassicaceae) ) have facilitated fire, which has significantly altered many areas of the desert. At higher elevations, fire regimes are regular but infrequent.

Cities and regions

While the Mojave Desert itself is sparsely populated, it has increasingly become urbanized in recent years. Las Vegas, Nevada is the largest city in the Mojave, with a metropolitan population of around 1. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally 9 million in 2006. Palmdale is the largest city in California in the desert, and over 850,000 people live in areas of the Mojave attached to the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, including Palmdale and Lancaster (referred to as the Antelope Valley); and Victorville and Hesperia (referred to as the Victor Valley). Palmdale, the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962 The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, (not to be confused with the Los Angeles Metro Area which includes only Los Angeles and Lancaster is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, US The City of Hesperia is part of San Bernardino County California located in the Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles Smaller cities in the Mojave include St. George; Lake Havasu City; Kingman; Laughlin; Bullhead City; and Pahrump. St George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U Lake Havasu City is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Laughlin is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clark County, Nevada, United States. Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, USA, roughly 100 miles (160 Pahrump is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nye County, Nevada, United States. All have experienced rapid population growth since 1990.

Towns with fewer than 30,000 people in the Mojave include Barstow, California; Rosamond, California; Needles, California; Ridgecrest, California; Mesquite, Nevada; Hurricane, Utah; Moapa Valley, Nevada; California City, California; Twentynine Palms, California; Joshua Tree, California; Pioneertown, California; and Mojave, California. Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Rosamond is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kern County, California, USA, North of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley Needles ( Mojave ʼAha Kuloh) is a city located on the western banks of the Colorado River in San Bernardino County, California. Ridgecrest was incorporated as a city in 1963 Formerly known as Crumville. Mesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and 80 miles (124 km northeast of Las Hurricane is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. Moapa Valley is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clark County, Nevada, United States. California City incorporated in 1965 is a city located in the northern Antelope Valley in Kern County in the U Joshua Tree is a Census-designated place (CDP in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Pioneertown California USA is an unincorporated small town in the Morongo Basin region of Southern California approximately 26 miles north of Palm Mojave is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kern County, California, United States. The California portion of the desert also contains Edwards Air Force Base, the home of several past and current experimental aviation projects for the military. Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County California in the Antelope

The Great Mojave Desert contains a number of ghost towns, the most significant of these being the silver-mining town of Calico, California and the old railroad depot of Kelso. A ghost town is a Town or City that has been abandoned usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed or due to natural or human-caused Calico Ghost Town 2004jpg|thumb|Calico in the evening]] Calico is a Ghost town located in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California. Kelso is a Ghost town and defunct Railroad depot in the Mojave National Preserve in California. Some of the other ghost towns are of the more modern variety, created when Route 66 (and the lesser-known US Highway 91) were abandoned in favor of the Interstates. US Route 91 is a north-south United States highway. The highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) The Mojave Desert is crossed by major highways Interstate 15, Interstate 40, US Highway 395 and US Highway 95. Interstate 15 (I-15 is the fourth-longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States US Route 395 is a US Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near US Route 95 is a north-south United States highway. Unlike many other US highways it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of the course caused by an encroaching

Other than the Colorado River on the eastern half of the Mojave, few long streams cross the desert. The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately The Mojave River is an important source of water for the southern parts of the desert. The Mojave River is a River in the Mojave Desert, California. The Amargosa River flows from the Great Basin Desert south to near Beatty, Nevada, then underground through Ash Meadows before returning to the surface near Shoshone, California and ending in Death Valley. The Amargosa River is an intermittent stream approximately 200 mi (320 km long in southern Nevada and eastern California in the United States Beatty is a Census-designated place and town located on the Amargosa River in Nye County in the U The Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected Wildlife refuge, administered by the U Shoshone is a Census-designated place (CDP in Inyo County, California, United States. Death Valley is the lowest driest and hottest Valley in the United States.

Tourism

Lake Mead provides much needed water for cities in Arizona, California, and Nevada

The Mojave Desert is one of the most popular tourism spots in North America, primarily because of gambling mecca Las Vegas. The desert is also known for its scenic beauty, with four national parks – Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Zion and Grand Canyon all within the desert or adjoining it. Death Valley National Park is a mostly Arid United States National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County Joshua Tree National Park is located in south-eastern California. Zion National Park is a United States National Park located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale Utah. Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States' oldest national parks and is located in Arizona. Lakes Mead, Mohave and Havasu provide watersport recreation, and sand dunes in the region entice off-road enthusiasts. Lake Mead is the largest man-made Lake and Reservoir in the United States. Lake Mohave is a Lake formed by Davis Dam on the Colorado River, which defines the border between Nevada and Arizona in the United Lake Havasu is a large reservoir behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, on the border between California and Arizona. Hoover Dam is a popular tourist destination to see the structure, the hydroelectric power plant, and the history of the dam construction during the Great Depression. Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water

Besides the major national parks there are other areas of identified significance and tourist interest in the desert such as the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, which spans the Mojave and Colorado Desert, and the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 17 miles (27 km) west of Las Vegas, both of which are managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is a 31000 acres (130 km² Wildlife preserve located in southern California The Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert in the southeastern part of the U This article is about the National Conservation Area in Nevada

Among the more popular and unique tourist attractions in the Mojave is the self described world's tallest thermometer at 134 feet (40. 8 m) high, which is located along Interstate 15 in Baker, California. Interstate 15 (I-15 is the fourth-longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California Baker is an unincorporated community located in San Bernardino County, California, USA Kelso Dunes is also a popular recreation spot. Kelso Dunes, also known as the Kelso Dune Field, is the largest field of Eolian Sand deposits in the Mojave Desert.

Mojave Desert in media

• Louis L'Amour's novel, The Lonesome Gods, is based on the Mojave Desert for its first half, from crossing the Colorado River at Arizona, to leading into the Coachella Valley as the protagonist reaches Agua Caliente, CA. Louis L'Amour ( March 22, 1908 &ndash June 10, 1988) was an American author

• The Kanye West music videos "Flashing Lights" and "Can't tell me nothing" is shot in the Mojave Desert

• In the MTV movie Beavis and Butthead Do America, Beavis and Butthead are left stranded in the Mojave Desert where they meet their long-lost fathers, nearly die of thirst, and Beavis has psychedelic hallucinations after eating a peyote cactus. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is an Animated Feature film, based on the TV series Beavis and Butt-Head, that was released Beavis and Butt-head is an American Animated television series created by Mike Judge. They are awakened by Muddy Grimes, who forces them at gunpoint to ride in his trunk.

• The Newcomer ship in Alien Nation hovered over the Mojave Desert at its fictional 1988 arrival. Alien Nation is a 1988 Science fiction film written by Rockne S

• In Stephen King's short story The Langoliers a time rip is situated over the Mojave Desert. The Langoliers is one of four novellas published in the Stephen King book Four Past Midnight in 1990.

• Nicole Krauss's novel Man Walks Into A Room takes place largely in the Mojave Desert. Nicole Krauss (born 1974 is an American writer who lives in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York Its amnesiac protagonist is found wandering there, and later returns to an experimental facility situated there in order to undergo memory research.

• Fictional character Captain Christopher Pike of the Star Trek universe called the Mojave his home, having grown up in the town of Mojave, built in what was once desert "wasteland". This is a list of minor characters from the Science fiction television series Star Trek The Original Series.

• The play Fool For Love, written and directed by Sam Shepard in 1983, takes place on the edge of the Mojave Desert. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor.

• The Antonio Carlos Jobim album Wave features a song called "Mojave". Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim ( January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro &ndash December 8, 1994 in Brazil) also Wave is a 1967 album (see 1967 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

• The Mojave Desert has been featured five times on the FOX drama series, 24:
  • In the first season, terrorist, Mandy, blew up a 747 airplane and then parachuted into the Mojave Desert. 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action Drama Television series. Mandy is a fictional character played by Mia Kirshner, on the television series 24. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
  • In the second season, George Mason sacrifices his life to dispose of a nuclear bomb safely in the Mojave Desert. George Mason is a Fictional character in the Fox Television series 24, portrayed by actor Xander Berkeley.
  • In the fourth season, Air Force One was shot down by a stealth fighter over the Mojave Desert and Jack Bauer had to go in and find the Nuclear Football briefcase, which was among the wreckage of the aircraft, before the terrorists could get it. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Stealth aircraft are Aircraft that use Stealth technology to make it harder to be detected by radar and other means than conventional aircraft by employing a Jack Bauer is the Protagonist of the United States Television series 24, in which he has trained and worked in various capacities The Nuclear Football (also called the President's Emergency Satchel, The Button, The Black Box or just The Football) is a specially outfitted
  • In the first episode of the fifth season, Jack Bauer is living and working (under an assumed name in order to avoid detection by American or Chinese authorities) in the city of Mojave, California.
  • In the sixth season, Anatoly Markov reveals that Fayed's and Gredenko's base of operations was Shadow Valley within the Mojave Desert.

• The stark back-drop for Madonna's 1997 comeback "Frozen" video is the desert shot through a cold filter. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American " Frozen " is a pop song by American singer Madonna from her 1998 album Ray of Light, written and produced

• In the PlayStation video game Parasite Eve 2, the majority of the storyline unfolds in a small town called Dryfield (said in game to be located in the Mojave desert). The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console Parasite Eve II is the sequel to the PlayStation console role-playing game Parasite Eve.

• The music video for the Spice Girls' second single, "Say You'll Be There", was shot in this desert in September 1996. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 " Say You'll Be There " is a Dance-pop song performed by the English girl group Spice Girls. A desert is a Landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

• An album by U2, released in 1987, is entitled The Joshua Tree. The Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia) is a Monocotyledonous Tree native to southwestern North America, in the states of California

• The post-apocalyptic computer game Wasteland is set in the area. Wasteland is a post-apocalyptic Computer role-playing game first released in 1988

• Paulo Coelho's book, The Valkyries, is set in the Mojave Desert. The Valkyries (ISBN 978-0062513342 is a 1992 Novel by Paulo Coelho.

• The music video for the Interpol single "NYC" was shot at an airplane graveyard in the Mojave Desert. Interpol is an American Alternative rock band formed in 1997 in New York City. Aircraft boneyard is an American term for a storage area for aircraft that are retired from years of service or lack thereof

• In the novel Nightrise, by Anthony Horowitz, Telepathic Twins Jamie and Scott Tyler are imprisoned in the Silent Creek juvenile center, located at the bottom of a basin in the Mojave Desert, in which a natural magnetic field is present capable of negating the abilities of those possessing powers of the mind (Telepathy, Telekinesis, etc). Nightrise is the third book in The Power of Five series written by Anthony Horowitz. Anthony Horowitz (born 5 April 1956 is an English Author and Screenwriter. Telepathy ( Greek τηλε tele meaning "distant" and πάθεια patheia meaning "to be affected by" describes the purported transfer The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis"

• In the film Resident Evil: Extinction, the characters traverse the Mojave Desert as they escape their undead enemies. Resident Evil Extinction is a 2007 Science fiction action Horror film.

• The Frank Zappa song "San Bernadino" situates a woman living in the Mojave Desert in a Winnebago.

• The Killers' song Don't Shoot Me Santa references the Mojave Desert. " Don't Shoot Me Santa " is a song by Las Vegas -based Rock band The Killers. The music video also takes place in the Mojave Desert.

• It was revealed in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Robots are Everywhere" that the Aqua Teens were being cocooned by military spiders in the Mojave desert. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part

• The All-American Rejects shot their music video for It Ends Tonight in the Mojave desert. The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler " It Ends Tonight " is the third single taken from The All-American Rejects ' second studio album Move Along.

Native Mojave plants and animals

Plants

• Abies concolor
• Astragalus newberryi
• Barrel Cactus
• Banana yucca
• Beaver Tail Prickly Pear
• California Fan Palm
• Camissonia campestris Mojave suncup
• Cooper dyssodia
• Death Valley monkeyflower
• Desert candle
• Desert five-spot
• Desert larkspur
• Desert Lily
• Desert rock pea
• Desert star
• Erigeron concinnus
• Ipomopsis arizonica
• Island Oak No longer found in the Mojave Desert. White Fir ( Abies concolor) is a Fir native to the Mountains of western North America, occurring at altitudes of 900-3400 m Astragalus newberryi ( Newberry's milkvetch) is a Flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the southwestern United States A Barrel Cactus is a type of Cactus characterized by being approximately barrel -shaped The Datil yucca, Banana yucca ( Yucca baccata) is a common type of Yucca native to the Mojave Desert of the southwestern United States The Beavertail Cactus is found in southwest USA, mostly in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts and also in northwest Mexico. Washingtonia filifera ( filifera - Latin "thread-bearing" Common names Desert Fan Palm, American Cotton palm, Arizona Camissonia campestris ( Mojave sun cup or Mojave suncup) is a Flowering plant in the family Onagraceae, native to the Mojave Cooper dyssodia ( Adenophyllum cooperi, syn Dyssodia cooperi) is a perennial Flowering plant in the family Asteraceae The Death Valley monkeyflower ( Mimulus rupicola) is a Flowering plant in the family Phrymaceae, native to the Mojave Desert of the southwestern Hesperocallis is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes a single species Hesperocallis undulata, the desert lily Desert rock pea ( Lotus rigidus) is a Flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave Desert in the Southwestern United Desert star ( Monoptilon bellioides) is a Flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to stony and sandy plains in the Mojave Desert Erigeron concinnus ( Tidy Fleabane) is a perennial Flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the dry mountains of the Ipomopsis arizonica ( Arizona firecracker) is a Flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the mountains of the Mojave Desert The Island Oak ( Quercus tomentella) also known as Island Live Oak or Channel Islands Oak, is an Oak in the section ''Protobalanus''
• Joshua Tree
• Jojoba
• Jumping Cholla
• Larrea tridentata
• Linanthus demissus
• Lupinus arizonicus
• Mojave prickly poppy
• Mojave sage
• Mojave yucca
• Mormon Tea
• Pencil Cholla
• Phacelia calthifolia
• Phacelia crenulata
• Pinus monophylla
• Prairie clover
• Senna covesii
• Teddy-bear Cholla
• Utah Juniper
• White woolly daisy
• Wide-bannered lupine

Animals

• Chuckwalla
• Common Side-blotched Lizard
• Cougar
• Coyote
• Desert Bighorn Sheep
• Desert horned lizard
• Desert iguana
• Desert kit fox
• Desert night lizard
• Desert tortoise
• Fringe-toed lizard
• Gila Monster
• Glossy Snake
• Gopher Snake
• Great Basin Collared Lizard
• Hummingbird
• Jackrabbit
• Kangaroo Rat
• Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
• Mojave Green Rattlesnake
• Mohave tui chub - an endangered fish
• Mule Deer
• Pronghorn
• Red-spotted Toad
• Red-tailed Hawk
• Rosy boa
• Scorpion
• Tarantula
• Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
• Zebra-tailed lizard

Gallery

Pinnacles National Natural Landmark	Kelso Sand Dunes	Slot Canyon in Afton Canyon	Dust Devil, El Mirage Dry Lake
Water hole, Coyote Dry Lake	Rainbow Canyon, near the city of Barstow	Amboy Crater	Summer Storm
Pioneer cabin remains near St. The Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia) is a Monocotyledonous Tree native to southwestern North America, in the states of California Jojoba ( Simmondsia chinensis) pronounced "hō- hō' -bə" is a Shrub native to the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts The jumping cholla ( Cylindropuntia fulgida) also known as the hanging chain cholla, is a Cactus that is native to the southwestern United States Larrea tridentata, known as creosote bush (or chaparral when used as a medicinal herb is a Flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae Linanthus demissus ( Humble Gilia or Desert Snow) is a small Flowering plant found in the Mojave Desert of the southwestern Lupinus arizonicus ( Arizona lupine) is a Flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mojave Desert of the United Argemone corymbosa ( Mojave prickly poppy) is a Flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae native to the eastern Mojave Desert of the Salvia mohavensis ( Mojave sage) is a species of sage endemic to the Mojave Desert. The Mojave yucca ( Yucca schidigera) also known as the Spanish Dagger, is a Flowering plant in the family Agavaceae. Ephedra refers to the plant Ephedra sinica. E sinica, known in Chinese as ma huang ( has been used in Traditional Chinese medicine Phacelia calthifolia ( Caltha-leaved Phacelia) is a Flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. Phacelia crenulata ( Notch-leaved phacelia) is a Flowering plant in the family Hydrophyllaceae, native to the Mojave Desert of The Single-leaf Pinyon ( Pinus monophylla) is a Pine in the Pinyon pine group native to the United States and northwest Mexico Dalea, commonly known as Prairie Clover, is a Genus of plants in the pea family Fabaceae. Senna covesii ( Desert Senna, Coues' Senna, Rattleweed, "rattlebox" "dais" or "Cove Senna" is a perennial The teddy-bear cholla ( Cylindropuntia bigelovii) is a Cactus native to California and Arizona ( USA) and northwestern Mexico Juniperus osteosperma ( Utah Juniper; syn J utahensis) is a Shrub or small Tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m tall The White woolly daisy ( Eriophyllum lanosum or Antheropeas lanosum) is a spring Wildflower found in the eastern Mojave Desert, the California Lupinus microcarpus ( Wide-bannered lupine or Chick lupine) is a species of Lupine native to western North America from southwestern Chuckwallas (less commonly chuckawallas) are large Lizards found primarily in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico The Common Side-blotched Lizard ( Uta stansburiana) is a species of Side-blotched Lizard common on the Pacific coast of North America, from The cougar ( Puma concolor) also puma, mountain lion, or panther, depending on region is a Mammal of the Felidae family The coyote (kaɪˈoʊti ˈkaɪoʊt ( Canis latrans) also known as the prairie wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora The Desert Bighorn Sheep ( Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of Bighorn Sheep that occurs in the desert Southwest regions of the United States The Desert horned lizard ( Phrynosoma platyrhinos) is a Horned lizard native to western North America. The desert iguana ( Dipsosaurus dorsalis) is one of the most common Lizards of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts of the southwestern United The Kit Fox ( Vulpes macrotis) is a relatively common North American Fox. The Desert Night Lizard Xantusia vigilis is a Night lizard native to southern California east of the Sierras and San Gabriel Mountains into The desert tortoise ( Gopherus agassizii) is a Species of Tortoise native to the Mojave desert and Sonoran desert of the southwestern Fringe-toed lizards are reptiles of the genus Uma in the family Phrynosomatidae. The Gila monster (ˈhiːlə HEE-la Heloderma suspectum, is a species of venomous Lizard native to the Southwestern United States and northern Arizona elegans is a small Colubrid Snake commonly referred to as the glossy snake. Bull Snake is a Species ( Pituophis catenifer) and also a Subspecies ( Pituophis catenifer sayi of large non- venomous Crotaphytus bicinctores is a species of Lizard known as the Great Basin Collared Lizard or the Mohave Black Collared Lizard. Hummingbirds are Birds in the family Trochilidae, and are endemic to the Americas. Hares and jackrabbits are Leporids belonging to the Genus Lepus. Kangaroo rats, genus Dipodomys, are small Rodents native to North America. The Long-nosed Leopard Lizard ( Gambelia wislizenii) is a large predatory member of the Collared lizard family. Common names Mohave rattlesnake Mojave green Description This species grows to an average of less than 100 cm in length with a maximum The Mohave tui chub ( Gila bicolor mohavensis) is an Endangered chub originally found only in the Mojave River. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation The mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus) is a Deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. The pronghorn ( Antilocapra americana) also pronghorn antelope or prong buck, is a species of Ungulate Mammal native to interior The Red-spotted toad ( Bufo punctatus) is a small Toad species growing to 3 The Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis) is a medium-sized Bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the " The Rosy Boa ( Lichanura trivirgata) is a snake of the Boidae family, one of only two members of that family native to the United States. Scorpions are eight-legged Carnivorous Arthropods They are members of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. Tarantula is the common name for a group of hairy and often very large Spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species Common names: western diamondback rattlesnake Texas diamond-back more. Zebra-tailed lizards live in open desert with fairly hard-packed soil scattered vegetation and scattered rocks typically desert flats washes and plains Kelso Dunes, also known as the Kelso Dune Field, is the largest field of Eolian Sand deposits in the Mojave Desert. Coyote Dry Lake is a dry lake bed in southern California in the United States. George, Utah.	Beaver Dam Mountains in southwestern Utah.	Virgin River Gorge, Arizona. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States.	Rainbow Basin Syncline near Barstow, California. In Structural geology, a syncline is a downward-curving fold, with layers that dip toward the center of the structure California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
Barrel cactus in Virgin River Gorge, Arizona.	Joshua trees in Washington County, Utah in the southwest corner of the state.	Yucca plant.	Virgin River in Mohave County, Arizona.

See also

• Amboy Crater
• Death Valley and Death Valley National Park
• Lake Delores
• List of California regions
• Mojave phone booth
• Mojave Road
• Palen Mountains
• Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert
• Sonora Desert
• Zzyzx Road A road that runs through the Mojave Desert
• Shrub-steppe

External links

• Mojave Desert images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu (slow modem version)

References

• Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. iv