Photo Point 301
Description:
This mesquite grassland is just north of Marsh Station Road (Cienega Creek), near the quarry on Cross Hill. The diverse geology of this area gives a diverse vegetation: creosote and whitethorn in some places, and mesquite grasslands in others. There are, however, no saguaros.
Photo:
Photo date:
November 8, 2009
Photo credit:
Jim Malusa
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NNE Vegetation:
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosopis velutina | dominant | 10-14% |
2.5 |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia constricta | common | 1-4% |
1.5 |
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| Isocoma tenuisecta | common | 1-4% |
0.5 |
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| Yucca baccata | uncommon | <1% | ||
| Acacia greggii | uncommon | <1% | ||
| Agave palmeri | uncommon | <1% |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opuntia engelmannii | common | 1-4% |
0.9 |
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| Ferocactus wislizeni | common | <1% |
| Species | Relative abundance | Cover | Mean height in meters and notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eragrostis spp. | common | 10-14% |
0.8 NOTE: there was certainly some love grass, but most of the perennial bunch grasses were beyond ID. It's possible that Eragrositis was in fact uncommon, and others were abundant. |