Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 100 total documented species.
Bouteloua gracilis
graceful grama grass
Very Common8 obs.
Opuntia fragilis
brittle opuntia
Very Common6 obs.
Ericameria nauseosa
rubber rabbitbrush
Very Common4 obs.
Oenothera suffrutescens
scarlet beeblossom
Very Common4 obs.
Sciurus niger
Cat Squirrel
Very Common4 obs.
Yucca glauca
small soapweed yucca
Common4 obs.
Asclepias speciosa
showy milkweed
Common4 obs.
Lygodesmia juncea
common skeletonweed
Common4 obs.
Sphaeralcea coccinea
red false mallow
Common3 obs.
Artemisia frigida
fringed-sage
Common3 obs.
Helianthus pumilus
little sunflower
Common3 obs.
Eriogonum effusum
spreading wild buckwheat
Occasional3 obs.
Hordeum jubatum
foxtail barley
Occasional3 obs.
Vanessa cardui
painted lady
Occasional3 obs.
Krascheninnikovia lanata
winterfat
Occasional3 obs.
Nycticorax nycticorax
night heron, black-crowned night heron
Occasional3 obs.
Linaria dalmatica
Dalmatian toadflax
Occasional3 obs.
Hesperostipa comata
needle-and-thread
Rare2 obs.
Streptopelia decaocto
collared dove, eurasian collared dove
Rare2 obs.
Pachypsylla celtidismamma
Rare2 obs.
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