Eight core invasive plant species were identified in the study ... "Formerly, wildfires in semi-desert native grassland, woodlands, and forests at higher elevations have invariably died out ...

and semi-desert scrub — that support native species of plantain, the butterlfly's primary larval host plant. This checkerspot can also can be found at the lower edge of the chaparral, in desert ...

Plants growing in arid and semi-arid habitats, such as desert, contain many unique components that enable them to adapt to extreme or stressful environments. Little is known about these plant ...