Truxton

Anemopsis californica	Pediomelum megalanthum var. retrorsum	Penstemon thompsoniae	Phlox austromontana

Coordinating Botanist: Gisela Kluwin and Vera Markgraf

Status: In Progress

Started: 2012

Taxa List

This collection area encompasses BLM land east and southeast of Route 66 near Truxton. Elevations range from 4,100 feet near Route 66 to 5,500 feet in the uplands further east.

Several biotic communities have been identified: Riparian as in Truxton Canyon where a permanent spring sustains a grove of mature Cottonwoods and Godding's willows, desert scrub, mixed grassland/low shrub communities, and Pinyon/Juniper open woodlands in the upper elevations. Isolated large granitic rock outcrops and limestone ledges offer specialized habitat niches.

The entire area is heavily impacted by cattle grazing, and most, if not all of the springs have been capped or captured for cattle tanks. 

A working list based on voucher collections contains 262 taxa of vascular plants. It is anticipated that the field work on this project will be completed in 2015.