Cover
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Paleoclimate
Present Climate
Major Habitats
Pinacate Volcanic Field
Peripheral Lava Flows
The Craters
Higher Elevations of the Sierra Pinacate
Sierra del Rosario
Dunes
Desert Plains or Flats
Coastal Habitats
Tidal Wetlands
Oases
Rivers
History and Human Influences
Conservation
Agriculture and Horticulture
Non-native Plants
Growth Forms
Botanical History
Part II. The Flora
Key to the Major Plant Groups
Pteridophytes: Ferns and Fern Allies
Gymnosperms: Cone-Bearing Plants
Angiosperms—Flowering Plants: Dicotyledons
Angiosperms—Flowering Plants: Monocotyledons
Gazetteer
A. Growth Forms and Distribution of Plants in Northwestern Sonora
B. Distribution of Plants in Sykes Crater
C. Commonly Cultivated Trees and Shrubs in Northwestern Sonora
D. Non-native Plants in Northwestern Sonora
E. Systematic Arrangement and Relative Abundance of the Grasses in Northwestern Sonora
F. Geographic Distributions of Grasses in Northwestern Sonora
Literature Cited
Index