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1993 fire in Sonoran desertscrub near Sugarloaf Mountain near Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Cecil Schwalbe.
1993 fire in Sonoran desertscrub near Sugarloaf Mountain near Phoenix, Arizona. This area along the Beeline Highway between Phoenix and Payson is being converted from paloverde-saguaro desertscrub to a mesquite and acacia savanna, with an understory of Mediterranean grasses, primarily red brome. Photo by Cecil Schwalbe.
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