TheChihuahuandesertisthesecondlargestinNorthAmericaanditsnorthern,orUnitedStates,portionoccupiessoutheasternArizona,southernNewMexico,andTexaswestofthePecosRiver.Hot,dry,andwindy,thedesertishometoauniquecommunityofplantsthathaveadaptedtoitsharshenvironment.Visitorstotheareawillfindthisvolumeapracticalidentificationguide,offeringdescriptionsofseventy-fiverepresentativespeciesofnorthernChihuahuanDesertplants.Eachillustratedprofileincludestheplant’scommonandLatinnameandabriefdescription,aswellasitsroleinhumanhistory,itsrelationshiptothesurroundingfloraandfauna,medicinaluses,nutritionalvalue,habitat,toxicity,andotherinterestingfacts.
