California Desert Plants Grass as sacred as it is

as sacred as it is historical

drought-tolerant natives

Very drought tolerant

Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Victoria' Common Name Victoria Blueblossom Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

California Desert Plants Grass as sacred as it isEcology and diversity of the Sonoran, Mojave, and Great Basin Deserts. The desert areas of California include the northwestern portion of the Sonoran Desert, the largest part of the Mojave Desert, and the western margin of the Great Basin. A key ecological feature of the remarkable California desert region is winter rainfall coupled with dry summers. This rainfall regime, a gradient of temperatures from low to high elevations, and a complex array of