Cabo is a unique microhabitat for a diverse array of flora, readily evident even to the casual botanist like me....a huge array of succulents and cacti (saguaro, candelabra etc) in the flatlands and foothills of Baja peninsula give way to various types of palms (dates, royals) and other small salt-loving plants as you slope down to the Sea of Cortez. Its quite beautiful and in some ways unexpectedly lush. Theres also a local legend called the salt wood tree, which I believe is a species of banyan tree so common all over Asia. Apparently, the root system of this tree favors soil with high levels of salt, and the circulatory system actually processes the salt and eliminates through its leaves. Note to self: dont park your shiny new car under a salt wood tree because the secretions will eat through the paint in less than a month. MORE PICS COMING SOON
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