Tuesday Plant and Bird Walk
January 29, 2019
24 participants, weather good, dry, cloudy
Up tram road to Bridge one and Back
Birds seen: Mourning Dove, Greater Roadrunner, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Gila Woodpecker, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Verdin, Rock Wren, Bewick’s Wren, Cactus Wren, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Western Bluebird, Curve-billed Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Phainopepla, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, Rufous-winged Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Northern Cardinal
Plants for the day:
PTERIDACEAE -Fern Family
Astrolepis sinuata Wavy Cloak Fern
Myriopteris lindheimeri Fairy Swords, Lindheimer Lipfern
Myriopteris wrightii Wright’s Lipfern
Notholaena standleyi Star Cloak Fern
?Pellaea wrightiana Wright’s Cliff Brake
ACANTHACEAE – Acanthus Family
Dicliptera resupinata Twin Seed
AMARANTHACEAE – Amaranth Family
Atriplex canescens Four-wing Saltbush
ASTERACEAE – Sunflower Family
Ambrosia ambrosioides Canyon Ragweed
Ambrosia confertiflora Slimleaf Bursage
Ambrosia deltoidea Triangleleaf Bursage
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush, Incienso
Gnaphalium palustre Western Marsh Cudweed
Porophyllum gracile Odora
Psilostrophe cooperi Paperflower
Trixis californica Trixis
Zinnia acerosa Desert Zinnia
BORAGINACEAE – Borage Family
(combined with HYDROPHYLLACEAE)
?Cryptantha barbigera Bearded Cryptantha
Eucrypta micrantha Small-flowered Eucrypta
Pectocarya recurvata Arch-nutted Comb Bur
Plagiobothrys arizonicus Bloodweed
BRASSICACEAE – Mustard Family
Descurainia pinnata var. ochroleuca Tansy Mustard
Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii Peppergrass
*Sisymbrium irio (Europe) London Rocket
Streptanthus carinatus ssp arizonicus Silverbells
Thysanocarpus curvipes Lace Pod Mustard, Fringe Pod
FABACEAE – Pea Family
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy Duster
Dalea pringlei Dalea
Lupinus concinnus Elegant Lupine
Lupinus sparsiflorus Desert Lupine
Marina parryi Marina
MALVACEAE – Mallow Family
Abutilon abutiloides Indian Mallow
Abutilon incanum Indian Mallow
Abutilon reventum Indian Mallow
Gossypium thurberi Wild Cotton
Herrisantia crispa Bladder Mallow
Hibiscus coulteri Coulter Hibiscus
Sphaeralcea laxa Caliche Globe Mallow
NYCTAGINACEAE – Four O’Clock Family
Allionia incarnata Trailing Four O’Clock, Trailing Windmills
Mirabilis laevis var. villosa (bigelovii) Wishbone Bush
ONAGRACEAE – Evening Primrose Family
Eulobus californica Mustard Evening Primrose
PRIMULACEAE – Primrose Family
Androsace occidentalis Rock Jasmine
RUBIACEAE – Madder Family
Galium aparine Bedstraw
SANTALACEAE – Sandalwood Family
Phoradendron californicum Desert Mistletoe
URTICACEAE – Nettle Family
Parietaria hespera Pellitory
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Some Butterflies: Queen, Spring Azure, Checkered White, Marine Blue
report by Debbie Bird
Photo: Arch-nutted Cone Bur (Pectocarya recurvata)