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Major vegetation communities in our region

See a map of the major vegetation communities in the greater southwest.

Chihuahuan Desert Scrub

Chihuahuan Desert Scrub vegetation community

Grassland

Grassland vegetation community

Interior Chaparral

Interior Chaparral vegetation community

Madrean Oak Woodland

Madrean Oak Woodland, Sierra Mazatán (Huerfana)

Mangrove Forest

Mangrove Forest vegetation community (Com'caák territory)

Mixed Conifer

Mixed Conifer vegetation community

Oak Savannah

Oak Savannah vegetation community

Pine Forest

Pine forest vegetation community

Pine/Oak Woodland

Madrean Pine/Oak Woodland vegetation community, Sierra Juriquipa

Riparian Gallery Forest

Riparian Gallery Forest vegetation community

Semi-desert Grasslands

Semi-desert grassland vegetation community

Sonoran Desert - Arizona Uplands

Sonoran Desert - Arizona Uplands Subdivision

Sonoran Desert - Central Gulf Coast

Central Gulf Coast vegetation community, a sub-division of the Sonoran Desert

Spruce-fir

Spruce-fir vegetation community

Thorn-scrub

Thorn-scrub vegetation community

Tropical Deciduous Forest

Tropical Deciduous Forest vegetation community (TDF) - ©AZ/Sonora Desert Museum, Mark Dimmitt 1991

Xero-Riparian

Xero-riparian vegetation community

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