Trees and Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts

Download or read book Trees and Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts written by Lyman David Benson and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and expanded third edition features 95 full-color plates, 424 photographs and drawings and 252 maps. This comprehensive volume covers four desert floristic associations found in the Southwestern United States : Mojavean Desert, Colorado Desert, Arizona Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert. For anyone exploring these regions, this book will serve as an authoritative guide to the identification of nearly 500 trees and shrubs including woody vines, borderline bushes, and plants found mostly outside the desert but known to occur within its edges.