Dear Sir ji, Thanks for posting such lovely photos and two interesting plants. I was amazed to know that *Larrea tridentata* inhibits the growth of other plants growing around it to get more water!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrea_tridentata) Sarcocornia pacifica I believe is a halophyte endemic to United states along the state of California in west and around the coast lines of Florida in east. (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415617)
Regards Tanay *** * On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Death valley in Nevada desert, California is the land of extremes with: Bad > water basin is 282 ft below sea level. It is the hottest spot in the world > Summer day time temperatures exceed 49 C (highest 54 C recorded in July > 1913). Just opposite visible in the distance is the snow covered highest > peaks in the United States: the Telescope Peak rising up to 11,049 feet. > One animal: Coyote and one bush: creosote bush stand out in this rugged > but beautiful environment. Coyote, scientifically *Canis latrans *is also > known as American jackal or prairie wolf. It is a mythological animal, a > popular figure in folklore and popular culture. References may invoke either > the animal or the mythological figure. Traits commonly described in pop > culture appearances include inventiveness, mischievousness, and > evasiveness. > Extremely salty habitat of Badwater basin does not allow much life to > survive but one can find a plant pickleweed (Sarcocornia pacifica) along > edges, the badwater snail and a few and few insects in pools of water. > Creosote bush, botanically Larrea tridentata is a characteristic bush > of Nevada desert, especially the death valley. I has a great role in the > survival of several small animals which take shelter under it and forage > around. The bush also has great role circular plant succession involving > another characteristic plant of the region, the giant cactus, Carnegia > gigantea. > Death valley also has its beautiful landscapes in the form badlands, > formed from the deposits of ancient lake, carved into beautiful designs by > the erosional processes. > Here are some of these photographs. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
