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Rocky Mountain Conifer Forests
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The Rocky Mountain Conifer Forests are found at elevations from about 7000 to 9600 feet in the mountains east of the Rio Grande. With similarities to Ecoregion 23c, ponderosa pine and Gambel oak are common, with mountain mahogany and a dense understory. Some Douglas-fir, southwestern white pine, and white fir occur in a few areas. Blue spruce may occasionally be found in cool, moist canyons. In the Sandia and Manzano mountains, white fir and Douglas-fir are more extensive than in other parts of the region. Current forests have been shaped by fire and fire suppression. It differs from Ecoregion 23c by some of the flora, fauna, and water quality characteristics that more closely resemble the Southern Rockies (21). The region is geologically diverse with volcanic, sedimentary, and some intrusive and crystalline rocks.
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Plants
Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa (species),
“Western Yellow Pine”, “Yellow Pine”
5,490
Observations
JAN - DEC
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides (species),
“Aspen”, “American Aspen”, “Trembling Aspen”, “Quakies”, “Mountain Aspen”, “Golden Aspen”, “Trembling Poplar”, “White Poplar”, “Popple”
1,135
Occurrences
JAN - DEC
Southwestern White Pine
Pinus strobiformis (species),
“Chihuahua White Pine”, “Mexican White Pine”
786
Observations
JAN - DEC
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii (species),
“Scrub Oak”
514
Observations
JAN - DEC
White Fir
Abies concolor (species),
“Colorado Fir”, “California White Fir”, “Low's Fir”, “Colorado White Fir”, “Silver Fir”, “Balsam Fir”, “Concolor Fir”, “White Balsam”
368
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus (species),
“Black-Tailed Deer”, “Cedros Island Black-Tailed Deer”, “Cedros Island Mule Deer”
1,079
Observations
JAN - DEC
Raccoon
Procyon lotor (species),
“Common Raccoon”, “Northern Raccoon”
150
Observations
JAN - DEC
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis (species)
131
Observations
JAN - DEC
Equus caballus
SPECIES
89
Observations
JAN - DEC
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (species),
“Grey Fox”, “Tree Fox”, “Mainland Gray Fox”, “North American Gray Fox”
70
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli (species),
“Parus Gambelli”
7,553
Observations
JAN - DEC
Dark-Eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis (species)
6,704
Observations
JAN - DEC
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri (species),
“Steller's Blue Jay”
6,104
Observations
JAN - DEC
Common Raven
Corvus corax (species),
“Raven”, “Northern Raven”
5,367
Observations
JAN - DEC
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis (species)
5,262
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Vanessa cardui
SPECIES ·
“Painted Lady”, “Pyrameis Cardui”, “Cynthia Cardui”
398
Observations
JAN - DEC
Pontia protodice
SPECIES
93
Observations
JAN - DEC
Hyles lineata
SPECIES ·
“Striped Hawkmoth”
78
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bombus huntii
SPECIES ·
“Hunt Bumble Bee”
74
Observations
JAN - DEC
Hippodamia convergens
SPECIES ·
“Convergent Lady Beetle”
68
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Fungi
Fomitopsis
GENUS
12
Observations
JAN - DEC
Flavopunctelia flaventior
SPECIES ·
“Flavopunctelia Lichen”, “Speckled Greenshield”
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
Coprinus comatus
SPECIES ·
“Shaggy Ink Cap”, “Lawyers' Wig”, “Shaggy Mane”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Ramalina sinensis
SPECIES ·
“Cartilage Lichen”, “Burning Bush”, “Fan Ramalina”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Flavopunctelia soredica
SPECIES ·
“Flavopunctelia Lichen”, “Powder-Edge Speckled Greenshield”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Ecoregion
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Rocky Mountain Conifer Forests
Rocky Mountain Conifer Forests
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