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  • Bigberry Manzanita
    Estimated lifespan more than 200 years.
  • California Buckwheat
    Estimated lifespan up to 100 years.
  • California Juniper
    Known lifespan up to 1,500 years.
  • Catclaw Acacia
    Estimated lifespan more than 200 years.
  • Blackbrush
    Estimated lifespan up to 200 years.
  • Beavertail Cactus
    Estimated lifespan more than 100 years.
  • Desert Willow
    Estimated lifespan more than 100 years.
  • Hollyleaf Cherry
    Estimated lifespan more than 200 years.
  • Honey Mesquite
    Estimated lifespan more than 200 years.
  • Ironwood
    Estimated lifespan more than 800 years.
  • Jojoba (Goatnut)
    Estimated lifespan more than 200 years.
  • Creosote Bush
    Known lifespan up to 10,000 years.
  • Joshua Tree
    Estimated lifespan up to 300 years.
  • Mormon Tea
    Estimated lifespan at least 120 years.
  • Mojave Yucca
    Estimated lifespan more than 2,500 years.
  • Pinyon Pine
    Estimated lifespan more than 500 years.
  • Scrub Oak
    Estimated lifespan more than 300 years.
  • Nolina (Beargrass)
    Estimated lifespan more than 200 years.
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A brief description of Joshua Tree National Park, including weblinks for the U.S. National Park Service site as well as other sites of interest regarding the park.

Official NPS Web site:
Joshua Tree National Park

http://www.nps.gov/jotr/

When you go out in the desert and actually look at the plants, and I mean sit and look at them, you begin to see the diversity and complexity this land has to offer. When you walk next to the plants and rocks of the desert, you begin to feel connected to them, as your grandparents would have felt, if they had lived here. It is not a harsh place, if you slow down and listen.

Curt Sauer, Superintendent
Joshua Tree National Park

 

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