Microcoleus steenstrupii J.B.Petersen

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Swale landform. Sandy, gravelly soils, well developed crusts with bryophytes, lichens, algae. Plants present. Clark Mountains, Mojave, CA

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Flattened bar landform. Sandy, gravelly soils, crusts common with bryophytes, lichens, algae. Plants present. Clark Mountains, Mojave, CA

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Flattened swale landform. Sandy, gravelly soils with some crusts, plants rare. Clark Mountains, Mojave, CA

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Flattened swale landform. Sandy, gravelly soils with some crusts, plants rare. Clark Mountains, Mojave, CA

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Clark Mountains, CA. Desert pavement landform. Barren, plant cover <1%. Surface with high density and cover of gravel and rocks. Silty soil. Clark Mountains, Mojave, CA

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Flattened bar landform. Sandy, gravelly soils, crusts common with bryophytes, lichens, algae. Plants present. Clark Mountains, Mojave, CA

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Clark Mountains, CA. Desert pavement landform. Barren, plant cover <1%. Surface with high density and cover of gravel and rocks. Silty soil. Clark Mountains, Mojave, CA

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Sandy soil in rock crevices, well developed crusts with bryophytes, lichens, algae. Plants present. Parent material: dolomite limestone. East of Kinston Rd. Bar landform on fanskirt.