Photo Point 082

Description: 
A patch of banana yucca is encircled by small brittlebush and mariola.
Photo: 

The trees beyond are mostly foothill paloverde, mixed with whitethorn and mesquite, typical of this LTA near Colossal Cave.

Photo date: 
March 23, 2007
Photo credit: 
Jim Malusa
View looking: 
NE
UTM Coordinate
Zone: 
12
E: 
534491
N: 
3547746
Height
Elevation: 
1123 m
In feet: 
3685 ft

Vegetation:

Life form: shrub
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Acacia constricta common 1-4%
Aloysia wrightii common 1-4%
Encelia farinosa common 1-4%
Calliandra eriophylla common Unknown
Parthenium incanum dominant 5-9%
Dasylirion wheeleri common Unknown
Lycium spp. rare <1%
Yucca baccata common 1-4%
Fouquieria splendens common <1%
Life form: tree
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Parkinsonia microphylla common 1-4%
Prosopis velutina uncommon Unknown
Life form: grass
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Bouteloua hirsuta common 1-4%
Life form: cactus
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Carnegiea gigantea common 1-4%