In the 1957 publication Vegetation of the Sonoran Desert, Forrest Shreve divided the Sonoran Desert into seven regions according to characteristic vegetation: Lower Colorado Valley, Arizona Upland, Plains of Sonora, Foothills of Sonora, Central Gulf Coast, Vizcaíno Region, and Magdalena Region.

Warm winters attract to…









Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.The Sonoran Desert has a subtropical climate and receives 3 to 15 inches (75 to 380 mm) of rain per year.


Many ecologists consider Shrev… Plant life in the Sonoran Desert, Saguaro National Park, southern Arizona, U.S.This article was most recently revised and updated by The most striking aspect of the plant community within the monument is the extensive saguaro cactus forest.











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Photo: BLM, Night Sky Viewing One of our favorite places in the world lies across the USA/Mexico Borderlands, the Sonoran Desert..







De Sonorawoestijn of Sonoraanse Woestijn (Engels: Sonoran Desert, soms ook: Gila Desert, Spaans: Desierto de Sonora, soms ook: Desierto de Gila) is een woestijn in Mexico en de Verenigde Staten.Hij heeft een oppervlakte van zo'n 320.000 km² en bevindt zich in de Mexicaanse staten Sonora, Baja California en Baja California Sur en in de Amerikaanse staten Californië en Arizona.











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Overview The Sonoran Desert National Monument contains magnificent examples of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape.
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The Sonoran desert wraps around the northern end of the To the east and southeast, the deserts transition to the Within the southern Sonoran Desert in Mexico is found the 350 bird species, 20 amphibian species, over 100 reptile species, 30 native fish species, over 1000 native bee species, and more than 2,000 native plant species can be found in the desert area.Many plants not only survive, but thrive in the harsh conditions of the Sonoran Desert.



















Outside the high mountainous areas of northern Mexico and the north central portion of the Mesa del Norte, the lowest temperatures normally do not descend below 32 °F (0 °C).…





THE SONORAN DESERT, an arid region of western North America, covers an area of 120,000 square mi (311,000 square km) in southwestern ARIZONA and southeastern CALIFORNIA, most of Baja California, and the western half of the state of Sonora, MEXICO..

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Due to its warm year-round climate There are many National Parks and Monuments; federal and state Parks, conservation centers and research facilitiesParks, conservation centers and research facilities







Most of it falls during the monsoon season (July–September), when strong, brief thunderstorms bring heavy rain. The desert's sub-regions include the Colorado Desert of southeastern California; and the Yuma Desert east of the north-to-south section of the Colorado Riverin southwest Arizona.





Lighter winter rainfall occurs in December and January.











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The Sonoran Desert's biseasonal rainfall pattern results in more plant species than any other desert in the world.The Sonoran is the only place in the world where the famous During the winter months, from November to April, the daytime temperatures in the Coachella Valley range from 70 °F (21 °C) to 90 °F (32 °C) and corresponding nighttime lows range from 46 °F (8 °C) to 68 °F (20 °C) making it a popular winter resort destination. …California and in the northern Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts.



Many have evolved to have specialized adaptations to the desert climate.















The vegetation of the Sonoran is the most diverse of all the North American deserts.





Irrigation has produced many fertile agricultural areas, including the Coachella and Imperial valleys of California.











Frosts are rare.



The national monument is the most biologically diverse of the North American deserts, and the monument captures a significant portion of that diversity.

The Sonoran Desert is the third largest North American desert and extends from the California-Nevada border south to the tip of Baja California and much of the state of Sonora.Two thirds of this desert lies in Mexico.

The Sonoran Desert is an arid region covering approximately 100,000 square miles in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California, as well as most of Baja California and the western half of the state of Sonora, Mexico.