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Salt Flats
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The Salt Flats ecoregion includes the alkaline basin that surrounds the San Luis Lakes. The smooth to irregular plains of low to moderate relief have elevations ranging from 7400 to 7700 feet, some of the lowest areas in the San Luis Valley. Vegetation is sparse, with greasewood and shadscale dominating along with scattered areas of horsebrush, spiny hopsage, rabbitbrush, saltgrass, alkali sacaton, and small areas of sagebrush at the eastern edges. Some areas are devoid of vegetation. Land use is limited to low density livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. Unlike 22b, cropland is more limited within this region due to the more alkaline soils. Precipitation ranges from 6 to 8 inches annually.
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Plants
Russian Olive
Elaeagnus triflora (species),
“Trebizond-Date”, “Oleaster”, “Russian Elaeagnus”
36
Observations
JAN - DEC
Broadleaved Pepperweed
Lepidium latifolium (species),
“Dittander”, “Peppergrass”, “Pepperwort”, “Dittany”, “Tall Whitetop”
21
Observations
JAN - DEC
Canada Thistle
Cirsium arvense (species),
“Creeping Thistle”, “Lettuce From Hell”, “California Thistle”, “Corn Thistle”, “Cursed Thistle”, “Field Thistle”, “Green Thistle”, “Hard Thistle”, “Perennial Thistle”, “Prickly Thistle”, “Small-Flowered Thistle”, “Way Thistle”
17
Observations
JAN - DEC
Rhaponticum repens
SPECIES ·
“Russian Knapweed”
13
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lepidium draba
SPECIES ·
“Hoary Cress”, “Whitetop”
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Lithobates catesbeianus
SPECIES ·
“American Bullfrog”, “Bullfrog”, “Common Bullfrog”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Erethizon dorsatus
SPECIES
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Coyote
Canis latrans (species),
“Prairie Wolf”, “American Jackal”, “Brush Wolf”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus (species),
“Black-Tailed Deer”, “Cedros Island Black-Tailed Deer”, “Cedros Island Mule Deer”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Birds
American Coot
Fulica americana (species)
1,550
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red-Winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus (species)
1,439
Observations
JAN - DEC
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos (species),
“Wild Duck”, “Mallard Duck”, “Common Mallard”, “Northern Mallard”
1,428
Observations
JAN - DEC
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta (species)
1,213
Observations
JAN - DEC
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis (species),
“Lesser Canada Goose”, “Greater Canada Goose”
1,122
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
SPECIES
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Pontia protodice
SPECIES
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Tetraopes annulatus
SPECIES
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Chrysochus auratus
SPECIES ·
“Dogbane Beetle”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lestes dryas
SPECIES ·
“Scarce Emerald Damselfly”, “Emerald Spreadwing”, “Robust Spreadwing”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Ecoregion
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Salt Flats
Salt Flats
Salt Flats
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