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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Saguaro National Monument, Arizona
Napier Shelton and Natt Noyes Dodge
82 pages~1 hr 38 min read37 chapters$4.99
The giant saguaro can live two centuries and drink a storm in a day. Shelton introduces the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, its rock and climate, its plant and animal zones, and the succulents built to survive the heat. A vivid guide to a landscape of thorns and wonder. Meet the desert that gave the great cactus its home.
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Inside this book
37 chapters
- 1saguaro national monument ARIZONA
- 2preface
- 3contents
- 4the desert scene
- 5the sonoran desert and the monument
- 6Geological Time Table
- 7climate: the vital factor
- 8rocks: foundation and soilmakers
- 9plant and animal zones
- 10Major Vegetation Types in Saguaro National Monument
- 11desert plants
- 12Succulents
- 13The Saguaro—Monarch of the Monument
- 14Other Common Cactuses
- 15Non-Succulents
- 16Perennials
- 17Ephemerals
- 18major plant communities of saguaro
+ 19 more. The full contents open with the book.
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