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Granite Mountains, Mojave Desert, CA. Mojave Desert. Granitic torr landscape. Sandy, gravelly soil, Synthrichia moss crust with algae, many desert plants present. Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center

Granite Mountains, Mojave Desert, CA. Mojave Desert. Granitic torr landscape. Sandy, gravelly soil, Synthrichia moss crust with algae, many desert plants present. Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center

Granite Mountains, Mojave Desert, CA. Mojave Desert. Granitic torr landscape. Sandy, gravelly soil, Synthrichia moss crust with algae, many desert plants present. Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center

Granite Mountains, Mojave Desert, CA. Mojave Desert. Granitic torr landscape. Sandy, gravelly soil, Synthrichia moss crust with algae, many desert plants present. Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Bar landform with dolomitic, sandy-gravelly soil; welldeveloped biological soil crust with algae, lichens, and mosses. Full sunlight.

Clark Mountains Wilderness, MDNP, California. Bar landform with dolomitic, sandy-gravelly soil; welldeveloped biological soil crust with algae, lichens, and mosses. Full sunlight.