The Borrego Desert

Definition and Floristic Classification of the Borrego Desert

I have been working on the Flora of this area, beginning in the 2002-2003 season, and am now getting close to have a decent flora of at least part of the area, which I will put online in 2009 to 2010. This site will concentrate mostly on the Flora of the Borrego Desert, including pictures and keys to all our species. However, it will also include other items of interest here, such as climate, rainfall, geology and specific places.

This site was begun on December 2008 with just a few pages created just for it, but will grow with time, and it also contains links to pages discussing Borrego Desert Species from my Plants of southern California site.

Bloom Reports

2009-2010 Borrego Desert Blooms (includes rainfall numbers)

2008-2009 Borrego Desert Blooms (includes rainfall numbers)

Working Draft for the Flora

The Nifty Fifty: The 51 Most Common Species of the Borrego Desert

The 172 Most Common Species of the Borrego Desert

Preliminary floras for parts of the Borrego Desert are available as Floras and Plant Trail Guides.

Voucher Collection Dates

Field Guide to Plant Species

Plant Species of the Borrego Desert

Also see these pages from the Plants of southern California site:

Botanical Trip Reports

These reports are among all my San Diego County reports; search for Borrego in each page to find the Borrego Desert Reports.

2009 Reports
2008 Reports
2007 Reports
(No reports in 2006)
2005 Reports
2004 Reports

Places in the Borrego Desert, including Maps and Views

Formation of Butler Canyon, Jackass Flat, and Lower Rockhouse Canyon

Clark Valley

Views of Henderson Canyon

View From the Montezuma Grade of S22 (Culp Valley, Santa Rosa Mountains, Fonts Point, Borrego Sink, Chocolate Mountains, Borrego Mountain, Algodones Dunes, Salton Sea, Picacho Peak, Cargo Muchacho Mountains)

View From Bank of Upper Palm Wash (Superstition Hills, Superstition Mountain, Sierra Cucapa Mountains, Mt. Signal, Fish Creek Mountains)

Views of the Santa Rosa Mountains

Road Timeline in the Borrego Desert Area

Site information

Update Log

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Updated 4 January 2013.