Northern Desert Shrub Zone


  • The Northern Desert Shrub Zone is found at slightly higher elevations (5,000-10,000 ft)
  • Plants such as big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, snowberry bitterbrush, lupine, and mule’s ear grow here.
  • It receives over 7 inches of precipitation each year


Plants of the Salt
Desert Shrub Zone


Plants of the Northern
Desert Shrub Zone