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project start date

2025-07-06

project end date

2026-07-06

project narrative

Otero Canyon, located just east of Albuquerque, NM, is a remarkable natural area within the Cibola National Forest. With changes in aspect, elevation, slope and other topo variables, the area displays a fair amount of plant taxonomic diversity.

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species name specimen code
Pinus edulis
Pinus ponderosa
Pinus edulis
Quercus sp
Ulmus pumila
Pinus edulis
Juniperus monosperma
Pinus edulis
Ptelea trifoliata
Rhus aromatica
Berberis repens
Philadelphus microphyllus
Yucca baccata
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius
Phoradendron juniperinum
Artemisia frigida
Phoradendron juniperinum
Cucurbita foetidissima
Chenopodium berlandieri
Sisymbrium altissimum
Penstemon barbatus
Castilleja integra
Dieteria canescens
Senega alba
Lithospermum multiflorum
Physalis sp.
Mirabilis linearis
Glandularia pubera
Rhus aromatica
Oxalis metcalfei
Hedeoma drummondii
Melilotus officinalis
Menodora scabra
Euphorbia fendleri
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Tragia ramosa
Pedicularis cetranthera
Lepidium montanum
Phlox nana
Verbascum thapsus
Astragalus mollissimus
Artemesia ludoviciana
Solidago missouriensis
Artemisia dracunculus
Croton texensis
Apocynum cannabinum
Verbesina encelioides
Hedeoma drummondii
Hackelia besseyi
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Grindelia nuda
Yucca baccata
Lepidium montanum
Hedeoma drummondii
Physaria gordonii
Dysphania incisa
Physaria gordonii
Packera neomexicana
Bouteloua curtipendula
Woodsia neomexicana
Myriopteris gracilis
Cylindropuntia imbricata
Escobaria vivipara
Escobaria vivipara
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Echinocereus coccineus
Cylindropuntia imbricata