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Sonoran Desert Sonoran Desert, Arizona
Behold Saguaro National Park plant life. such as the saguaro cactus, unique to the Sonoran Desert
permanent drought Elephant tree
Hear Rick Joy explain the concept of single-aperture view he used in designing a multibuilding residence in the Sonoran Desert
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Behold Saguaro National Park plant life. such as the saguaro cactus, unique to the Sonoran Desert
Learn about the saguaro cactus, a plant unique to the Sonoran Desert, as found in...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Hear Rick Joy explain the concept of single-aperture view he used in designing a multibuilding residence in the Sonoran Desert
Learn from Rick Joy about the concept of single-aperture view that he used in designing...
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Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert covers 120,000 square miles (310,800 square km), and its vegetation...
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Sonoran Desert, Arizona
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permanent drought
Permanent drought in the Sonoran Desert, Mexico.
Tomas Castelazo
Elephant tree 
Elephant tree (Bursera microphylla) and cardon (Pachycereus) in...
© George Wuerthner
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