#side note a really fascinating part of this latest trip to southern california was watching the biomes change rapidly over short distances
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thinking about starting a plant sideblog. go through my old inaturalist entries, post a pic, do some fun fact research on each species. idk! may be fun, not sure if I’m gonna do it yet
#bugs are great but honestly I might like plants more#side note a really fascinating part of this latest trip to southern california was watching the biomes change rapidly over short distances#based on various environmental factors#like elevation temperature precipitation#like drastic changes#the mojave desert is at a higher elevation than the neighboring colorado desert#mojave desert is colder + harder soil -> difficult for some plants (cacti) to get enough water#mojave desert is full of yuccas and joshua trees with sparse cholla cacti (much more tho)#colorado desert has this whole section full of cholla cacti#the joshua trees disappear#and agave also starts growing#it’s super super interesting#other desert south of joshua tree national park was full of ocotillos#and then farther south you get into some wet mountains#wet as in suddenly waaay more greenery which comes from more moisture#the landscape over there is so fascinating I love it#oh there’s also torrey pine state park in the northern part of san diego#only one of two places (other is an island) that have torrey pines#which are specially adapted to low water environments and have little grooves in their needles to help them collect water from the air#it’s so cool!!!!
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