| Digital-Desert : Mojave Desert |
Desert Gazette True Facts, Legends & Lies |
| features - ecology: wildlife - plants - places - region map - map/sat - roads & trails - wilderness - video - aerial - 360 - old west - communities - books - lodging |
| route 66 - ghost towns - gold mines - parks & ... - joshua tree - death valley - mojave preserve - native culture - history - natural features - geology - glossary - comments |
|
Zion National Park Flora >> Plants plants includes: Cacti / Desert Succulents Ferns Grasses Trees and Shrubs Wildflowers Located on the Colorado Plateau, but bordering the Basin and Range Province, Zion is home to plants from both regions. Sedimentation, uplift, and erosion have resulted in elevations ranging from 3600 to 8700 feet. The unique geology of massive cliff walls has created such diverse environments as: deserts, canyons, slickrock, hanging gardens, riparian, and high plateaus. Cacti / Desert Succulents Cactus Family (Cactaceae) Claret cup - Echinocereus triglochidiatus Purple torch - Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann prickly-pear - Opuntia phaeacantha Utah beavertail - Opuntia basilaris aurea Dollarjoint cactus - Opuntia chlorotica Cliff prickly-pear/old man - Opuntia erinacea Whipple cholla - Opuntia whipplei Golden/Silver cholla – Opuntia Ferns Fern Family (Polypodiaceae) Little ebony spleenwort - Asplenium resiliens (Rare) Black spleenwort - Asplenium adiantum-nigrum (Rare) Southern maidenhair - Adiantum capillus-veneris (Common) Birdfoot maidenhair - Adiantum pedatum (Rare) Goldfern - Pityrogramma triangularis (Rare) Spiny cliffbrake - Pellaea truncata Purple cliffbrake - Pellaea glabella Slender lipfern - Cheilanthes feei Coville lipfern - Cheilanthes covillei Brittle bladderfern - Cystopteris fragilis (Common) Bulblet bladderfern - Cystopteris bulbifera Bracken - Pteridium aquilinum pubescens Male fern - Dryopteris filix-mas Western hollyfern - Polystichum scopulinum (Rare) Western polypody - Polypodium hesperium Horsetail/Souringrush Family (Equisetaceae) Common/Meadow horsetail - Equisetum arvense (Common) Common scouringrush - Equisetem hyemale (Common) Smooth scouringrush - Equisetern laevigatum (Common) Spikemoss Family (Selaginellaceae) Underwood spikemoss - Selaginella underwoodii Utah/Zion spikemoss - Selaginella utahensis Grasses Trees & Shrubs Wildflower List |
| features - ecology: wildlife - plants - places - region map - map/sat - roads & trails - wilderness - video - aerial - 360 - old west - communities - books - lodging |
| route 66 - ghost towns - gold mines - parks & ... - joshua tree - death valley - mojave preserve - native culture - history - natural features - geology - glossary - comments |
|
Wrightwood Real Estate MOUNTAIN HOMES & CABINS Vacation Rentals & Homes for Sale |
Log Cabin Furnishings Lodgepole Pine Log Furniture Rustic Decor & Silhouette Metal Art |
HighDesertRED.com High Desert Real Estate Directory -- |
|
Digital-Desert Abraxas Engineering privacy |
Copyright ©Walter Feller. All rights reserved. Respect U.S and international copyright statutes and our right to own and control our work - DO NOT LINK TO THESE IMAGES FROM WEB PAGES, FORUMS OR BLOGS - |
Desert Gazette |