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Arid Montane Slopes
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The Arid Montane Slopes ecoregion is diverse, has Mojave Desert influences, and has vegetation communities ranging from desert scrub to semi-desert montane chaparral to singleleaf pinyon-California juniper woodlands. It stretches along the northern side of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains, with elevations about 3,000 to 7,000 feet. The geology is mostly granitic and gneissic rocks. There also are areas of carbonate geology (limestone and dolomite) in the San Bernardino Mountains that provide unique habitat for several endangered endemic plants.
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Plants
Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum (species),
“California Buckwheat”
55
Observations
JAN - DEC
Encelia farinosa
SPECIES ·
“Brittlebush”
48
Observations
JAN - DEC
Beavertail Pricklypear
Opuntia basilaris (species),
“Beavertail Cactus”
48
Observations
JAN - DEC
Chaparral Yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei (species)
46
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lupinus bicolor
SPECIES ·
“Miniature Lupine”
42
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Common Side-Blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana (species),
“Side-Blotched Lizard”
74
Observations
JAN - DEC
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis (species),
“Blue-Belly”
19
Observations
JAN - DEC
Western Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris (species),
“Tiger Whiptail”
10
Observations
JAN - DEC
California Tree Frog
Pseudacris cadaverina (species),
“California Chorus Frog”
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red-Spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus (species)
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Common Raven
Corvus corax (species),
“Raven”, “Northern Raven”
3,327
Observations
JAN - DEC
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus (species),
“Mexican House Finch”
2,945
Observations
JAN - DEC
California Scrub Jay
Aphelocoma californica (species),
“Western Scrub-Jay”
2,574
Observations
JAN - DEC
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis (species),
“Pipilo Crissalis”
2,274
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii (species)
2,047
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera (species),
“Honey Bee”
16
Observations
JAN - DEC
Hippodamia convergens
SPECIES ·
“Convergent Lady Beetle”
11
Observations
JAN - DEC
Coccinella septempunctata
SPECIES ·
“7-Spot Ladybird”, “Seven-Spot Ladybird”
7
Observations
JAN - DEC
Callinicus pictitarsis
SPECIES
6
Observations
JAN - DEC
Vanessa cardui
SPECIES ·
“Painted Lady”, “Pyrameis Cardui”, “Cynthia Cardui”
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
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