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Desert grasslands comprise 20% of the Chihuahuan Desert and are often mosaics of shrubs and grasses.

Chihuahuan Desert
USA/Mexico
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Chihuahuan Desert

USA/Mexico

Area
360,000 km²
Type
Hot
Countries
USA/Mexico
10th largest desert in the world

The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.

From the “Flora” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: National Park Service Digital Image Archives · Public Domain