Photo Point 312

Description: 
Pipestem Canyon, Galiuros.
Photo: 
Photo date: 
May 15, 2011
Photo credit: 
Jim Malusa
View looking: 
N
UTM Coordinate
Zone: 
12
E: 
555253
N: 
3617598
Height
Elevation: 
1672 m
In feet: 
5486 ft

Vegetation:

Life form: tree
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Quercus arizonica co-dominant 25-39%

 10, also understory, all sizes

Pinus ponderosa common 15-24%

25, also understory, all sizes

Arbutus arizonica rare <1%

 6

Robinia neomexicana common 5-9%

 2, mostly understory

Quercus hypoleucoides co-dominant 25-39%

 8, also understory, all sizes

Quercus rugosa common 1-4%

 2, understory

Pinus discolor common 1-4%

 4, understory

Juglans major common 1-4%

 4

Juniperus deppeana uncommon <1%

 1

Acer grandidentatum common 1-4%

 6, canyon bottom, north slope

Quercus gambelii uncommon <1%

 100m of canyon

Life form: shrub
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Rubus neomexicanus uncommon <1%

 1, understory

Choisya mollis common 1-4%

 0.7, understory

Prunus virginiana common 1-4%

 2.5

Vitis arizonica common <1%
Toxicodendron radicans uncommon <1%
Rhamnus californica common 5-9%

 1.5

Rhamnus crocea uncommon <1%
Garrya wrightii rare <1%
Life form: grass
Species Relative abundance Cover Mean height in meters and notes
Muhlenbergia rigens common 1-4%

 1