FLORA OF MANUELITAS CREEK San Miguel County, New Mexico. by Jim McGrath 20 Robin Ct. Edgewood, NM May 1, 2007

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1 FLORA OF MANUELITAS CREEK San Miguel County, New Mexico by Jim McGrath 20 Robin Ct. Edgewood, NM May 1, 2007 Following is a list of species observed or collected September 15-16, 2006 on some privately owned land on Manuelitas Creek in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The site is 16.5 miles northwest of Las Vegas and 6.5 miles northwest of Sapello in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The location marks a transition between the eastern slope of the Southern Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains. The elevation is 7300 feet. Manuelitas Creek is a year round permanent stream. The area inventoried is about 40 acres of land that includes the stream, its old field agricultural floodplain and adjacent forested land. Plants were recorded from the following plant communities: 1) permanently flooded emergent wetland 2) willow or alder streamside wetlands 3) seasonally flooded wetland in small depression 4) Gambel oak forest 5) ponderosa pine forest 6) grass-forb dominated upland slope 7) old agricultural field dominated by non-native plant species A * to the left of a scientific name indicates a non-native species. A ** indicates a species native to the United States, but is non-native in New Mexico. A (?) following a scientific name indicates a species whose identity is not certain. In such cases, not enough of the plant was collected to firmly establish precise identity. A (???) indicates an educated guess as to the identity of a species. Such species need to be re-collected when flowers and/or fruits are available. SY indicates a scientific name by which a species was known prior to a recent name change. Botanical nomenclature used in this report generally follows Allred (2004). However, nomenclature for species in the aster family (Asteraceae), the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) and the pink family (Caryophyllaceae) follow the more recently published Flora of North America Volumes 5, 19, 20 and 21 (Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed ). SPECIES TREES Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia COMMON NAME Thinleaf alder

2 2 Crataegus macracantha var. occidentalis (SY=Crataegus succulenta var. occidentalis) Juniperus scopulorum Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum Quercus gambelii Fleshy hawthorn Rocky Mountain juniper Ponderosa pine Gambel oak SHRUBS **Malus ioensis (?) Prairie crabapple (?) Prunus americana American plum Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa Black chokecherry Quercus undulata Wavyleaf oak Ribes lacustre (?) or R. inerme (?) Prickly currant (?) or white-stem gooseberry (?) Rhus trilobata var. trilobata Three-lobe sumac Rosa woodsii var. woodsii Wood's rose Salix eriocephala var. ligulifolia (???) Missouri willow Salix exigua Coyote willow Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra Shining willow SUBSHRUBS AND CACTI Amorpha canescens Gutierrezia sarothrae Opuntia phaeacantha VINES Humulus lupulus var. neomexicanus Parthenocissus vitacea (?) GRAMINOIDS Achnatherum robustum *Agrostis gigantea Alopecurus aequalis Andropogon gerardii ssp. gerardii Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana Bouteloua curtipendula Bouteloua gracilis Bromus ciliatus *Bromus catharticus *Bromus inermis Carex occidentalis Carex pellita (SY= Carex lanuginosa) Carex praegracilis Carex stipata var. stipata Carex utriculata Leadplant Broom snakeweed Brown-spine prickly pear New Mexico hops Thicket creeper Sleepygrass Redtop Short-awn foxtail Big bluestem Silver bluestem Side-oats grama Blue grama Fringed brome Rescue grass Smooth brome New Mexico sedge Woolly sedge Black creeper Prickly sedge Beaked sedge

3 3 Cyperus fendlerianus Elymus canadensis Elymus smithii Elymus sp. (tufted) Equisetum arvense Glyceria grandis Hordeum jubatum Juncus arcticus var. balticus Juncus articulatus Juncus dudleyi Juncus ensifolius var. montanus Juncus nodosus Lycurus setosus Muhlenbergia sp. (M. montana?) Muhlenbergia pauciflora Muhlenbergia rigens Muhlenbergia wrightii Panicum bulbosum *Phleum pratense Piptochaetium fimbriatum Schizachyrium scoparium Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Scirpus microcarpus Typha latifolia FORBS Achillea millefolium Ageratina herbacea Agrimonia striata Allium cernuum Amaranthus palmeri Amauriopsis dissecta (SY=Bahia dissecta) Ambrosia psilostachya Ambrosia tomentosa *Arctium minus Artemisia carruthii Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana Asclepias subverticillata *Asparagus officinalis Bidens cernua Bidens tenuisecta Brickellia brachyphylla Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis Brickellia grandiflora Fendler flatsedge Canada wild rye Western wheatgrass Wheatgrass Field horsetail American mannagrass Foxtail barley Baltic rush Jointed rush Dudley's rush Rocky Mountain rush Knotted rush Bristly wolftail Muhly (Mountain muhly?) New Mexico muhly Deergrass Spike muhly Bulb panicgrass Timothy Pinon ricegrass Little bluestem Softstem bulrush Red-sheath bulrush Broadleaf cattail Common yarrow Fragrant snakeroot Woodland burhead Nodding wild onion Palmer amaranth Ragged-leaf bahia Western ragweed Skeleton-leaf bursage Burdock Carruth s sagewort Tarragon Silver wormwood Poison Milkweed Asparagus Bur marigold Slimlobe beggarticks Plume-pappus brickellbush False boneset Tassel-flower brickellbush

4 4 Brickellia rusbyi *Carduus nutans Chaetopappa ericoides Chamaesyce serpyllifolia Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackei *Cichorium intybus *Cirsium arvense *Cirsium vulgare *Convolvulus arvensis Conyza canadensis var. glabrata Cyclachaena xanthifolia (SY=Iva xanthifolia) Dyssodia papposa Epilobium ciliatum Epilobium hornemannii Euphorbia davidii Gaura mollis Geranium caespitosum Geum macrophyllum Glycyrrhiza lepidota Grindelia squarrosa Helenium autumnale Helianthus annuus Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra Heterotheca villosa Ipomopsis aggregata Iris missouriensis *Lactuca serriola Liatris punctata var. punctata Linum lewisii Lysimachia ciliata *Malva neglecta *Marrubium vulgare *Melilotus officinalis Mentha arvensis Mirabilis linearis var. linearis Mirabilis melanotricha Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia *Nasturtium officinale Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa Penstemon barbatus ssp. torreyi Persicaria amphibia (SY=Polygonum amphibium) *Persicaria lapathifolia (SY= Polygonum lapathifolium) Rusby s brickellbush Musk thistle Baby aster Thymeleaf sandmat Pitseed goosefoot Chicory Canada thistle Bull thistle Field bindweed Western horseweed Marsh elder (careless weed) Fetid marigold Fringed willow-herb Hornemann's willow-herb David s spurge Velvet-weed Purple geranium Bigleaf avens Wild licorice Curlycup gumweed Fall sneezeweed Common sunflower Showy goldeneye Rough-leaf false sunflower Hairy golden aster Skyrocket Rocky Mountain Iris Prickly lettuce Dotted gayfeather Wild blue flax Fringed yellow loosestrife Common mallow Horehound Yellow sweet clover Field mint Narrowleaf four o'clock Standley s four o clock Wild bergamot Water cress Hairy evening primrose Scarlet penstemon Water smartweed Willow weed

5 5 Phlox nana Santa Fe phlox Physalis subulata var. neomexicana New Mexico ground cherry *Plantago lanceolata English plantain *Plantago major Broadleaf plantain Potentilla anserina Silverweed *Potentilla recta Sulphur cinquefoil Prunella vulgaris Common selfheal Pseudognaphalium jaliscense Jaliso rabbit tobacco Ranunculus gmelinii Yellow water buttercup Ranunculus uncinatus Hooked-fruit buttercup Ratibida columnifera Mexican hat Rorippa curvipes var. truncata Bluntleaf yellowcress Rorippa palustris Bog yellowcress Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf coneflower *Rumex crispus Curly dock Salvia reflexa Rocky Mountain sage Solidago lepida var. salebrosa Rocky Mountain goldenrod (SY=Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa) Solidago mollis Velvet goldenrod Solidago rigida ssp. rigida Stiff-leaf goldenrod Solidago velutina ssp. sparsiflora Three-nerve goldenrod Solidago wrightii Wright s goldenrod Symphyotrichum ascendens Western aster Symphyotrichum eatonii (?) Eaton s aster Symphyotrichum falcatum White prairie aster var. commutatum Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Wooton s marsh aster var. hesperium *Taraxacum officinale Common dandelion Thalictrum revolutum Glandular meadow rue Thelesperma megapotamicum Indian tea Townsendia eximia Rocky Mountain Townsend Daisy *Tragopogon dubius Yellow salsify *Trifolium pratense Red clover *Urtica dioica Stinging nettle Valeriana edulis Tobacco root * Verbascum thapsus Common mullein Verbena stricta Hoary vervain Verbesina encelioides var. encelioides Golden crownbeard Veronica catenata Pennell s speedwell LITERATURE CITED Allred, K.W A Working Index of New Mexico Vascular Plant Names. Interim draft version dated September 21, Range Science Herbarium, Dept. of Animal & Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed Flora of North

6 6 America North of Mexico. Vols Oxford University Press, New York, NY.