What is the Mojave Desert?
The Mojave desert is a type of desert located in the rain shadow of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains and Transverse Ranges located in the Southwestern USA. (2)
The Mojave desert is north of the Sonoran desert, and to the south of the Great Basin desert. (3)
Mojave is pronounced (moh-HAV-vee). (2)
Where is the Mojave Desert located?
(see pic of USA range map here)
(another here,wither other deserts, too)
(more specific map with roads, and cities, here)
(another here)
It is located primarily in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, with small portions extending into Arizona and Utah. (2)
located south of the Great Basin desert
located north of the Sonoran desert
What types of plants are found in the Mojave Desert?
Joshua tree (1)
creosote bush
What is is called Mojave?
it is named for the indigenous Mojave people. (2)
Mojave or Mohave
What plants are located in the Mojave desert?
cassia armata (2)
California Dalea (2)
Goldenhead (Acamptopappus shockleyi) (2)
Silver cholla (Opuntia echinocarpa) (2)
Creosote bush (2)
What are animals of the Mojave desert?
bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) (2)
mountain lions (Puma concolor) (2)
black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) (2)
desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) (2)
LeConte’s thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei) (2)
banded gecko (Coleonyx variegatus) (2)
desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) (2)
chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus) (2)
regal horned lizard (Phrynosoma solare) (2)
rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) (2)
Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepis) (2)
Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) (2)
Kelso Dunes jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus kelsoensis) (2)
Kelso Dunes shieldback katydid (Eremopedes kelsoensis) (2)
Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus Mohavensis) (2)
Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis) (2)
Mojave fringe-toed lizard (Uma Scoparia) (2)
Devils Hole pupfish (2)
Resources
1. https://leafyplace.com/desert-plants/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_Desert
3. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d2/8a/3b/d28a3b19957b559380c97b201359c1d3.jpg
