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Balcones Canyonlands
Ecoregion
on
Edwards Plateau
,
Great Plains
in
TX
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The Balcones Canyonlands ecoregion forms the southeastern boundary of the Edwards Plateau (30). The Edwards Plateau was uplifted during the Miocene epoch at the Balcones Fault Zone, separating central Texas from the coastal plain. The Balcones Canyonlands are highly dissected through the erosion and solution of springs, streams, and rivers working both above and below ground; percolation through the porous limestone contributes to the recharge of the Edwards Aquifer. High gradient streams originating from springs in steep-sided canyons supply water for development on the Texas Blackland Prairies (32) at the eastern base of the escarpment. Ecoregion 30c supports a number of endemic plants and has a higher representation of deciduous woodland than elsewhere on the Edwards Plateau (30), with escarpment black cherry, Texas mountain-laurel, madrone, Lacey oak, bigtooth maple, and Carolina basswood. Some relicts of eastern swamp communities, such as baldcypress, American sycamore, and black willow, occur along major streamcourses. It is likely that these trees have persisted as relics of moister, cooler climates following the Pleistocene glacial epoch. Toward the west, the vegetation changes gradually as the climate becomes more arid. Plateau live oak woodland is eventually restricted to north and east facing slopes and floodplains, and dry slopes are covered with open shrublands of juniper, sumac, sotol, acacia, honey mesquite, and ceniza.
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Plants
Algerita
Berberis trifoliolata (species)
204
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Beautyberries
Callicarpa americana (species)
193
Observations
JAN - DEC
Straggler Daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis (species)
187
Observations
JAN - DEC
Upright Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera (species)
183
Observations
JAN - DEC
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica (species)
181
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus (species),
“Dama Virginiana”, “Odocoileus Spelaeus”, “Key Deer”, “Key Deer Toy Deer”
246
Observations
JAN - DEC
Incilius nebulifer
SPECIES
188
Observations
JAN - DEC
Raccoon
Procyon lotor (species),
“Common Raccoon”, “Northern Raccoon”
186
Observations
JAN - DEC
Coyote
Canis latrans (species),
“Prairie Wolf”, “American Jackal”, “Brush Wolf”
170
Observations
JAN - DEC
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Lithobates berlandieri (species),
“Rana Berlandieri”
153
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis (species),
“Common Cardinal”
139,042
Observations
JAN - DEC
White-Winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica (species)
105,267
Observations
JAN - DEC
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis (species)
101,137
Observations
JAN - DEC
Black-Crested Titmouse
Baeolophus atricristatus (species),
“Mexican Titmouse”
97,674
Observations
JAN - DEC
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus (species)
95,872
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus (species),
“Monarch”, “Milkweed”, “Common Tiger”, “Wanderer”, “Black Veined Brown”, “Common Tiger Wanderer”
759
Observations
JAN - DEC
Battus philenor
SPECIES ·
“Pipevine Swallowtail”
119
Observations
JAN - DEC
Euptoieta claudia
SPECIES ·
“Variegated Fritillary”
76
Observations
JAN - DEC
Queen
Danaus gilippus (species),
“Queen Butterfly”
76
Observations
JAN - DEC
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus (species),
“Grey Hairstreak”
75
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Fungi
Teloschistes exilis
SPECIES ·
“Teloschistes Lichen”
38
Observations
JAN - DEC
Ramalina celastri
SPECIES ·
“Cartilage Lichen”, “Palmetto Lichen”, “&Nbsp”
16
Observations
JAN - DEC
Hexagonia hydnoides
SPECIES
10
Observations
JAN - DEC
Leucocoprinus
GENUS
10
Observations
JAN - DEC
Chorioactis geaster
SPECIES
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Ecoregion
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Ecoregion
Balcones Canyonlands
Balcones Canyonlands
Balcones Canyonlands
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