- Flora
- 1- Saguaro
- 2- Black sage
- 3- Wild lilac
- 4- Herb of the Virgin
- 5- Mint from the Otay table
- 6- beautiful girl
- Fauna
- 1- Roadrunner
- 2- Striped coastal crab
- 3- White tail rabbit
- 4- Rattlesnake
- 5- Bighorn sheep
- References
The flora and fauna of Baja California, Mexico, is very rich because this region has two maritime coastlines. To the east is the Gulf of California, and to the west is the Pacific Ocean.
Its territory is very irregular, with 80% scrubland, and 4% coniferous forests. 9% are chaparral above the mountains and 7% of the territory is for agricultural use. The entire coastal area of both coasts is covered with dunes.
Among the flora, the cirio tree (endemic to Baja California), pines, cedars, stafiates, manzanitas, foxtails, reeds, oaks, alamillos and holes, among others, stand out.
In the fauna, the scorpion lizard, the puma, the desert foxes, the blind mole, the squirrel, the shrew, the sheep, the bighorn, the Monserrat and San Lorenzo mouse, the coyote, the bat, the wild cat and mule deer.
The sea coast is inhabited by sardines, dolphins, orcas, sperm whales, seals and blue, gray and humpback whales
Flora
1- Saguaro
It is a type of cactus or cardón. It can reach up to 15 meters in height and a diameter of its stems of 65 centimeters.
Its ramifications usually exceed the number of seven. The flowers have short white petals, are large and come out at the end of the stems. Its fruits are edible.
2- Black sage
This plant is native to southwestern California and northwestern Baja California. It is an aromatic shrub up to two meters high.
The flowers have a double border, with blue, white or lavender corollas.
3- Wild lilac
It is a plant native to San Diego County. It remains green throughout the year and can grow up to three meters in height.
The flowers range from sky blue to white. It blooms in spring.
4- Herb of the Virgin
It grows in the chaparral, at the foot of the mountains and in the pine forests of Baja California.
It reaches two meters in height. Its flowers are bright yellow and have four petals.
5- Mint from the Otay table
It is native to California and northern Baja California. They are small plants of little more than 15 centimeters. They have a strong fragrance and their flowers are purple.
6- beautiful girl
It is a plant that grows wild in meadows or at the foot of the roads. The flowers are small and showy yellow.
The fruit reaches 2 centimeters long, with conical tips. Contains the ingredient that flavors mustard. With this, the beautiful girl protects herself from herbivores.
Fauna
1- Roadrunner
It is a bird that lives in Baja California and the southern United States. She became famous with the animations in which she fought with the coyote so that he would not eat her.
It is of terrestrial habits and only makes small glides when it descends from a bush. It feeds on small rodents, lizards, and insects.
When he begins the race, his long tail serves as a rudder. It reaches 32 kilometers per hour.
2- Striped coastal crab
It is found in Baja California, in the San Francisco Bay, and in California. It is characterized by having transversal stripes on its shell.
3- White tail rabbit
It lives in the chaparrals of the coastal areas, from Oregon to Baja California. Its fur on the back is gray or light brown. The back of its body and its tail are white.
4- Rattlesnake
The habitat of this viper extends through Baja California, northern Sonora and the desert of southern Nevada. It measures up to 75 centimeters.
His skin shows dark, small and square spots. It has a bulge above the eye in the shape of a horn. It is a very poisonous species.
5- Bighorn sheep
It lives in the deserts of the American and Mexican Southwest. It is characterized by horns that roll up as they grow.
In older individuals the horns can reach a meter in length, and 30 centimeters in diameter at the junction with the head.
References
- "Flora and Fauna" in Cuentame. Retrieved in November 2017 from Cuéntame at: Cuentame.inegi.org.mx
- "Flora" in Baja California. Recovered in November 2017 from Baja California at: bajacalifornia.gob.mx
- "Fauna" in Baja California. Recovered in November 2017 from Baja California at: bajacalifornia.gob.mx
- «Biodiversity Baja California» in Mexico to the maximum. Recovered in November 2017 from Mexico to the maximum in: vmexicoalmaximo.com
- "Baja California" in Wikipedia. Retrieved in November 2017 from Wikipedia at: es.wikipedia.org
- "Flora and fauna typical of the Baja California region and San Diego county" in Probea. Retrieved in November 2017 from Pfea at: pfea.org