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Here's a broken down version of the stresses on each individual.

The desert is officially a rain shadow COLD desert
http://www.geologyclass.org/deserts_concepts.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm
Speed of desertification 8-10 years through farming and killing heard animals: http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/sahara.htm
It might include some of these plants:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:F ... ert_region
* http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/cold.htm
http://www.landscapearizona.com/arizona-plants-htm/
http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/h ... ants-a.htm
http://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/evergreen-trees.html
http://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/fast-growers.html
http://www.desertharvesters.org/native- ... tree-list/
http://www.amwua.org/trees.html

Definitely will have these specific plants:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossopetalon_spinescens
Temperature: 105-15 Deg. F
Altitude: [500]4,000 - 7,000[1,500] ft.
Flowering season: Hottest point of the year
Animals that benefit: Antelope, Deer, Elk, Prairie Dogs, other foragers
Habitat: Requires water near the surface and high elevation, typically 3,000-7,000 feet. This would be found near the northern most lake and be on the cliffs on the west side of the island where water still gets up sometimes even though it runs mostly south or is dammed up.
Benefits: It condenses salts and minerals like limestone to better help the soil's alkalinity.
Appearance: It's a spiky brown stalked bush with mint green small leaves that flowers red and white with cones.
Perhaps this explains why it would grow elsewhere: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCgelkultur Theory: Dead wood buried beneath the ground retains water for the dry seasons. Could explain the mountains being green too.




Fruits and trees for the island
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/top-10-e ... grow-fruit
http://www.treesofnorthamerica.net/
http://agroforestryproduce.wordpress.co ... ood-trees/