Photo Point 080
Description:
Near the intersection of Highway 90 and Interstate 10.
Photo:
The mesquite are typically only 3 to 10 feet high on the rises. The grass is mostly the exotic Lehmann lovegrass.
Photo date:
September 25, 2007
Photo credit:
Jim Malusa
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N Vegetation:
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eragrostis lehmanniana | dominant | 15-24% | ||
| Heteropogon contortus | common | 1-4% |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosopis velutina | common | 5-9% |
1.5 m; mesquite are taller, to 3m, and far more abundant, to 40% cover, south of the photo site, especially in swales |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia greggii | common | 5-9% |
1.2 |
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| Isocoma tenuisecta | common | 1-4% | ||
| Fouquieria splendens | uncommon | <1% |
common along gravelly ridges |
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| Yucca elata | uncommon | <1% |
patchy |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferocactus wislizeni | common | <1% |