Answer:

mojave

Answer	Crossword Clue
MOJAVE	Part of San Bernardino County
MOJAVE	Desert near Death Valley
MOJAVE	Desert known for Joshua trees

MOJAVE	Las Vegas's desert
MOJAVE	Southwestern desert
MOJAVE	Western desert
MOJAVE	California desert
MOJAVE	California desert.
MOJAVE	Desert S of Death Valley.
MOJAVE	Calif. desert
MOJAVE	Great Basin desert

MOJAVE	Needles, Calif., locale
MOJAVE	Setting for Joshua trees
MOJAVE	Desert with Joshua trees
MOJAVE	Santa Ana wind source
MOJAVE	S California desert
MOJAVE	Golden State desert
MOJAVE	Desert that's home to Badwater Basin
MOJAVE	Where yucca palms grow