Photo Point 073
Description:
Northwest from Mescal Road.
Photo:
Soaptree yucca, mesquite, and grama grass dominate a local rise. In swales, tobosa grass replaces the gramas as the dominant grass. This LTA also includes Ash Creek, with large sycamore, hackberry, and walnut.
Photo date:
September 28, 2007
Photo credit:
Jim Malusa
View looking:
NW Vegetation:
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouteloua chondrosioides | co-dominant | 10-14% |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosopis velutina | co-dominant | 10-14% |
2.5 m - photo point is on a rise; in contrast, swales hold more mesquite, and tobosa grass |
|
| Rhus microphylla | uncommon | <1% |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yucca elata | common | 1-4% | ||
| Ephedra sp. | common | 1-4% | ||
| Isocoma tenuisecta | common | 1-4% | ||
| Gutierrezia sarothrae | common | 1-4% | ||
| Nolina microcarpa | common | 1-4% |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferocactus wislizeni | common | <1% |