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More Central Baja Locations

Here are more photos of the areas we visited between Laguna Chapala and El Rosario, May 5-8, 2010. To see individual plant photos, organized by family, start on this page. Click here to return to the the main Locations page for this section.

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Cataviña - Arroyo Bed

Arroyo Santa Ines
Arroyo Santa Inés
Lupine and Salvia in the foreground


Arroyo Santa Inés
Mexican Blue Fan Palms, Salvia and Lupine


Arroyo Santa Inés
Standing water near highway crossing

Arroyo Santa Inés
Reeds at edge of standing water

Cataviña - Rocky hillsides

Catavina hillside
Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) and Garambullo (Lophocereus schottii) in foreground; Clavelina and Barrel cactus (Ferocactus gracilis)
Catavina scenery
Cirio (Fouquieria columnaris), Sweetbush (Bebbia juncea), Clavelina (Cylindropuntia molesta) and Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa)

Catavina scenery
Fouquieria splendens, Bahiopsis laciniata
Ocotillo
with sunflower at base


Catavina scenery
Fouquieria columnaris
Boojum tree, Cirio
Cirio leaves are drought-deciduous, here turning yellow as moisture diminishes

Catavina scenery
More Bahiopsis laciniata, Fouquieria columnaris
Cylindropuntia cholla, Pachycereus pringlei

Catavina scenery
Looking in a southerly direction over part of Rancho Santa Inés. Larrea tridentata (Creosote, Gobernadora) and Ocotillo in foreground.
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Km 108-110 to El Rosario - Desert Scrub/Coastal Scrub Ecotone


Well-grazed desert scrub

South of El Rosario
Hillside, climbing grade south of El Rosario

South of El Rosario
Same hillside with Myrtillocactus cochal (Candelabra Cactus, left front), Cirios, Cardons

South of El Rosario
Near top of grade, looking down into valley. Note the pink ground cover (Chorizanthe fimbriata)
South of El Rosario
Looking out from ridge towards northeast. Green, yellow, pink...

South of El Rosario
Heading down from the ridge. Goldfields or other low composite flowers as far as the eye can see.
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