Photo Point 045

Description: 
West of Old Spanish Trail, one-half mile south of Loma Alta Rd.
Photo: 
Photo date: 
September 20, 2007
View looking: 
SW
UTM Coordinate
Zone: 
12
E: 
530546
N: 
3550613
Height
Elevation: 
3244 m

Vegetation:

Life form: shrub
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Acacia constricta co-dominant 1-4%

2.5

Parthenium incanum co-dominant 1-4%
Zinnia acerosa co-dominant 1-4%
Yucca baccata common <1%
Larrea tridentata uncommon <1%

Creosote is uncommon, except at the northern limit of this LTA, near Rincon Creek, where creosote is the dominant species on what appears to be an old flood terace

Life form: tree
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Parkinsonia microphylla co-dominant 1-4%
Life form: forb
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Croton texensis common <1%
Mendora scabra common <1%
Ayenia filaformis common <1%
Life form: grass
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Tridens pulchellus common <1%
Life form: cactus
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Carnegiea gigantea rare <1%