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What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 16, 2024 05:23 PM MST

Description

From cocoon found on a leaf of Encelia farinosa: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203019732

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What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 12, 2024 04:27 PM MST

Description

The moth emerged 4 days later in the lab. No obvious signs of feeding on the brittlebush plant.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203019733

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Beavertail Pricklypear (Opuntia basilaris)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 03:56 PM PST

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What

Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 03:55 PM PST

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Buckhorn Cholla (Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 03:55 PM PST

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Beavertail Pricklypear (Opuntia basilaris)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 03:54 PM PST

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Mixed-nut Pectocarya (Pectocarya heterocarpa)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 03:53 PM PST

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Inflated Beetle (Cysteodemus armatus)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 06:02 PM PST

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Desert Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 03:06 PM PST

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Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 02:59 PM PST

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What

Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 03:41 PM PST

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Brittle Spineflower (Chorizanthe brevicornu)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:41 AM MST

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Parish's Desert-Thorn (Lycium parishii)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:34 AM MST

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Devil's Spineflower (Chorizanthe rigida)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 11:13 AM MST

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California Fagonbush (Fagonia laevis)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 11:11 AM MST

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Hairy Prairie Clover (Dalea mollis)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 11:12 AM MST

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Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 11:08 AM MST

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What

Elephant Tree (Bursera microphylla)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 11:02 AM MST

Description

A dying saguaro is visible in the background at right:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202888817

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Saharan Mustard (Brassica tournefortii)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:57 AM MST

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What

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:50 AM MST

Description

Infection has nearly killed this saguaro at trail-side.

This same plant was obs. in 2021: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85944653
2023: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150783776 by @izmac when it was clearly already suffering rotting.

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Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:49 AM MST

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What

Pincushion Plants (Genus Chaenactis)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:46 AM MST

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Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:46 AM MST

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Mojave Desertstar (Monoptilon bellioides)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:44 AM MST

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Sixweeks Grama (Bouteloua barbata)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:39 AM MST

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Rock Hibiscus (Hibiscus denudatus)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:38 AM MST

Description

In photo 2 the hibiscus rises above neighboring creosote and brittlebush. Over 2 m tall.

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What

Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:33 AM MST

Description

Dead.

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What

Mojave Desertstar (Monoptilon bellioides)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:28 AM MST

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Gilias (Genus Gilia)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:32 AM MST

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Rock Hibiscus (Hibiscus denudatus)

Observer

mjplagens

Date

March 6, 2024 10:27 AM MST

Description

Regrowing with much larger skeleton above.

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