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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (7)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (7)

Northeast of Otero Mesa, on the west side of Cornucopia Draw, south of Lucky Draw, 32.35021 -105.32119, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Nov 2018. Flourensia cernua, Phacelia popei, Physaria gordonii, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Echinocereus coccineus, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, Hoffmannseggia glauca, Pleuraphis mutica, Scleropogon brevifolius, etc.

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Near Cornudas Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Near Cornudas Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Near Cornudas Draw, south of its junction with Wind Mountain Draw, east of Black Mountain, 32.03013 -105.35983, Otero County, New Mexico, 22 Nov 2015. Bahia absinthifolia, Gutierrezia microcephala, Parthenium incanum, Thymophylla acerosa, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Physaria fendleri, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Opuntia macrocentra, Krameria erecta, Rhynchosida physocalyx, Aristida pansa, Dasyochloa pulchella, Enneapogoon desvauxii, Eragrostis lehmanniana, Sporobolus

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (5)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (5)

Northeast of Otero Mesa, on the east side of Cornucopia Draw, north of Lucky Draw, 32.41204 -105.33767, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Nov 2018. Gutierrezia microcephala, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Echinocereus coccineus, Opuntia polyacantha, Opuntia tortispina, Krameria erecta, Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua eriopoda, Dasyochloa pulchella, Muhlenbergia arenicola, Muhlenbergia porteri, Scleropogon brevifolius, Sporobolus contractus, etc.

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (6)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (6)

Northeast of Otero Mesa, on the east side of Cornucopia Draw, south of Lucky Draw, 32.35887 -105.31707, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Nov 2018. Acourtia nana, Flourensia cernua, Lepidium montanum, Coryphantha macromeris, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Chamaesyce serpyllifolia, Chamaesyce serrula, Bouteloua barbata var. barbata, Muhlenbergia arenacea, Muhlenbergia porteri, Scleropogon brevifolius, Sporobolus wrightii, etc.

Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM0 views

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (8)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (8)

Northwestern edge of Crow Flats between Cornucopia Draw and Piñon Wash, northwest of Hackberry Hill, 32.35788 -105.18555, Otero County, New Mexico, 5 Jun 2018. Cylindropuntia imbricata, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Opuntia macrocentra, Aristida adscensionis, Muhlenbergi arenacea, Muhlenbergia porteri, Panicum hallii, Scleropogon brevifolius, Tetraclea coulteri, Larrea tridentata, etc.

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (9)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (9)

Northwestern edge of Crow Flats between Cornucopia Draw and Piñon Wash, northwest of Hackberry Hill, 32.35785 -105.18608, Otero County, New Mexico, 5 Jun 2018. Dicranocarpus parviflorus, Erigeron, Haploësthes greggii, Laënnecia coulteri, Heliotropium greggii, Lepidium montanum, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Mentzelia multiflora, Sphaeralcea hastulata, Dasyochloa pulchella, Muhlenbergia porteri, Scleropogon brevifolius, Sporobolus contractus, Tetraclea coulteri, Larrea tri

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (3)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (3)

Northeast of Otero Mesa, on the west side of Cornucopia Draw, north of Lucky Draw, 32.42709 -105.34591, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Nov 2018. Opuntia, Bouteloua gracilis, Dasyochloa pulchella, Muhlenbergia arenacea, Muhlenbergia arenicola, Pleuraphis mutica, Scleropogon brevifolius, etc.

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (4)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (4)

Northeast of Otero Mesa, on the east side of Cornucopia Draw, north of Lucky Draw, 32.41644 -105.33915, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Nov 2018. Chaenactis stevioides, Gutierrezia microcephala, Parthenium incanum, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Coryphantha macromeris, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Opuntia polyacantha, Bouteloua gracilis, Dasyochloa pulchella, Muhlenbergia arenicola, Muhlenbergia porteri, Scleropogon brevifolius, etc.

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Near Bitter Creek - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Near Bitter Creek - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Tularosa Basin, between Three Rivers and Bitter Creek, 33.18050 -106.19011, Otero County, New Mexico, 17 Mar 2016. Atriplex canescens, Yucca elata, Baileya multiradiata, Cryptantha crassisepala, Cryptantha micrantha, Dimorphocarpa wislizeni, Opuntia phaeacantha, Ephedra torreyana, Prosopis glandulosa, Psorothamnus scoparius, Mentzelia multiflora, Sphaeralcea emoryi, Oenothera pallida, Sporobolus flexuosus, Rumex hymenosepalus, etc.

Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM0 views

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Near Carr Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Near Carr Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Eastern Sacramento Mountains, north of US Hwy. 82 between Carr Canyon and McGee Canyon, 32.91546 -105.46291, Otero County, New Mexico, 3 Jun 2015. Dysphania graveolens, Rhus trilobata, Amauriopsis dissecta, Artemisia ludoviciana, Baccharis pteronioides, Heterotheca villosa, Hesperidanthus linearifolius, Echinocereus viridiflorus var. viridiflorus, Opuntia phaeacantha, Dichondra brachypoda, Juniperus deppeana, Tragia, Astragalus, Dalea, Quercus undulata, Linum, Pinus edulis, Bouteloua curtipendul

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Near Chatfield Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Near Chatfield Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Hills on the southeast side of the Sacramento Mountains, between Chatfield Canyon and Otto Draw, 32.49821 -105.50855, Otero County, New Mexico, 2 Dec 2015. Sideoats grama, blue grama, and oneseed juniper savannah, with Yucca elata, Laënnecia coulteri, Machaeranthera tanacetifolia, Berberis haematocarpa, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Juniperus monosperma, Aristida adscensionis, Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua gracilis, Erioneuron pilosum, Lycurus, Muhlenbergi

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Near Chatfield Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis (1)

Near Chatfield Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis (1)

Near Chatfield Canyon, between the Guadalupe and Sacramento Mountains, 32.49127 -105.50516, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Feb 2015. Blue grama, sideoats grama, and oneseed juniper savannah, with Yucca baccata, Dyssodia papposa, Heterosperma pinnatum, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Juniperus monosperma, Aristida adscensionis, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Eragrostis palmeri, Erioneuron pilosum, Lycurus, Muhlenbergia depauperata, Muhlenbergia setifolia, Cercocarpus breviflorus, etc.

Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM0 views

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Near Chatfield Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis (2)

Near Chatfield Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis (2)

Near Chatfield Canyon, between the Guadalupe and Sacramento Mountains, 32.50336 -105.51453, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Feb 2015. Sixweeks threeawn, sixweeks muhly, and oneseed juniper savannah, with Nolina texana, Dyssodia papposa, Berberis haematocarpa, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Echinocereus coccineus, Juniperus monosperma, Chamaesyce stictospora, Aristida adscensionis, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta, Erioneuron avenaceum, Lycurus, Muhlenbergia arenicola, Muhlenb

Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM0 views

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Near Chatfield Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis (3)

Near Chatfield Canyon - Flickr - aspidoscelis (3)

Near Chatfield Canyon, northeastern edge of Otero Mesa, 32.49229 -105.57264, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Feb 2015. Black grama grassland, with Acourtia nana, Gutierrezia microcephala, Melampodium leucanthum, Verbesina encelioides, Opuntia engelmannii, Prosopis glandulosa, Aristida adscensionis, Aristida purpurea, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua gracilis, Bouteloua hirsuta, Dasyochloa pulchella, Muhlenbergia arenacea, Muhlenbergia arenicola, Muhlenbergia porteri, Sporobolus contractus, Ipomopsis lo

Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM0 views

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Near Chess Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Near Chess Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Northeastern foothills of the Cornudas Mountains near Chess Draw, 32.06412 -105.47435, Otero County, New Mexico, 18 Mar 2015. Creosote and alkali sacaton savannah, with Acourtia nana, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Cryptantha crassisepala, Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis, Lepidium montanum, Physaria fendleri, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Echinocereus coccineus, Echinocereus viridiflorus var. cylindricus, Opuntia macrocentra, Opuntia polyacantha, Vachellia vernicosa, All

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Northeast of Otero Mesa, on the west side of Cornucopia Draw, north of Lucky Draw, 32.41432 -105.35692, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Nov 2018. Gutierrezia microcephala, Thymophylla acerosa, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Bouteloua eriopoda, Bouteloua gracilis, Dasyochloa pulchella, Muhlenbergia arenicola, Muhlenbergia porteri, Scleropogon brevifolius, Sporobolus contractus, etc.

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (10)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (10)

Hills south of the Sacramento Mountains, south of Cornucopia Draw and west of the north end of Crow Flats, 32.30095 -105.26705, Otero County, New Mexico, 17 Nov 2017. Agave parryi, Nolina texana, Yucca elata, Gutierrezia microcephala, Melampodium leucanthum, Parthenium incanum, Sidneya tenuifolia, Thymophylla acerosa, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Opuntia phaeacantha, Dalea formosa, Fouquieria splendens, Sphaeralcea pumila, Bouteloua warnockii, Da

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (12)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (12)

In the hills northeast of Otero Mesa, east of Cornucopia Draw in the Cornucopia Hills, south of Cat Draw, 32.41991 -105.30846, Otero County, New Mexico, 9 Dec 2015. Burrograss and tobosa grassland, with Krascheninnikovia lanata, Acourtia nana, Aphanostephus ramosissimus, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Laënnecia coulteri, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Opuntia phaeacantha, Opuntia polyacantha, Sphaeralcea hastulata, Bouteloua gracilis, Dasyochloa pulchella, Muhlenbergia arenacea, Muhlenbergia arenicola, Pleur

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (13)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (13)

In the hills northeast of Otero Mesa, on the southwest side of Cornucopia Draw near C.R. E028, 32.32766 -105.31371, Otero County, New Mexico, 9 Dec 2015. Stenandrium barbatum, Rhus microphylla, Agave parryi, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Nolina texana, Yucca elata, Bahia absinthifolia, Gutierrezia microcephala, Parthenium incanum, Thymophylla acerosa, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Tiquilia canescens, Tomostima cuneifolia, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Echinocereus dasyacanthus, Opuntia phaeacantha, Dalea for

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (14)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (14)

In the hills northeast of Otero Mesa, on the northeast side of Cornucopia Draw near C.R. E028, 32.33309 -105.29545, Otero County, New Mexico, 9 Dec 2015. Stenandrium barbatum, Agave parryi, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Yucca elata, Gutierrezia microcephala, Thymophylla acerosa, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Tiquilia canescens, Physaria fendleri, Cylindropuntia leptocaulis, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Echinocereus dasyacanthus, Opuntia macrocentra, Ephedra aspera, Dalea formosa, Fouquieria splendens, Kr

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (15)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (15)

Hills between Crow Flats and Otero Mesa, southwest of Cornucopia Draw, south of Lucky Draw and north of Jack Smith Draw, 32.31770 -105.33574, Otero County, New Mexico, 21 Jul 2015. Agave parryi, Nolina texana, Yucca treculeana, Bahia pedata, Parthenium incanum, Sidneya tenuifolia, Tiquilia canescens, Physaria fendleri, Coryphantha tuberculosa, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Echinocereus dasyacanthus, Opuntia phaeacantha, Dalea formosa, Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa, Fouquieria splendens, Krameria

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (16)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (16)

Eastern edge of Otero Mesa in the hills between the Sacramento Mountains and the Guadalupe Mountains, southwest of Cornucopia Draw, 32.31589 -105.33728, Otero County, New Mexico, 12 Aug 2015. Agave parryi, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Bahia absinthifolia, Parthenium incanum, Sidneya tenuifolia, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Coryphantha tuberculosus, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Echinocereus dasyacanthus, Epithelantha micromeris, Opuntia phaeacantha, Ephedra aspera, Fouquieria splendens, Hibiscus denudat

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Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (2)

Near Cornucopia Draw - Flickr - aspidoscelis (2)

Northeast of Otero Mesa, on the west side of Cornucopia Draw, north of Lucky Draw, 32.42617 -105.34598, Otero County, New Mexico, 8 Nov 2018. Acourtia nana, Gutierrezia microcephala, Parthenium incanum, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Bouteloua gracilis, Dasyochloa pulchella, Muhlenbergia arenacea, Muhlenbergia arenicola, Pleuraphis mutica, Scleropogon brevifolius, Sporobolus airoides, etc.

Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM0 views

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Near Deep Well - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Near Deep Well - Flickr - aspidoscelis

Hills south of the Sacramento Mountains, south of Cornucopia Draw and north of Jack Smith Draw, west of the north end of Crow Flats, 32.29858 -105.27860, Otero County, New Mexico, 17 Nov 2017. Stenandrium barbatum, Agave parryi, Dasylirion leiophyllum, Nolina texana, Yucca elata, Yucca treculeana, Gutierrezia microcephala, Sidneya tenuifolia, Thelesperma longipes, Thymophylla acerosa, Thymophylla pentachaeta, Berberis trifoliolata, Physaria fendleri, Cylindropuntia imbricata, Echinocereus dasyac

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