The Desert Edge: Flora of Guaymas-Yaqui Region of Sonora, Mexico

The Desert Edge: Flora of Guaymas-Yaqui Region of Sonora, MexicoOur Desert Edge flora features plant life at the southern margin of a desert, bounded by the sea and by the northern reach of the dry tropics. The three way intersection of desert, sea, and tropics creates a richly varied flora. It is a landscape parched during the long dry seasons and quickly greening when it rains. It is a place marked by cycles of civilization. A central focus of The Desert Edge: Flora of the GuaymasYaqui Region is the Sierra El

and highlighted characters useful for identification in the field

designed to be useful to both botanical specialists and a more general audience

We provide keys for determination

Distribution records for the Atlas are based primarily on herbarium vouchers from herbaria at the University of Texas–Austin (TEX-LL) and Sul Ross State University (SRSC)

The modern diet is now based largely on processed foods made from flour

Each is described and keyed

and contributions to science

200 vascular plant species

thoughtfully composed color images

and loads of additional information about each species

an extraordinary woman and botanical explorer of the late 19th century and well into the 20th century

The guide contains 30 color plates and nearly 400 line drawings