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