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Genus TrimerotropisObserver
lrevelerDescription
Gray grasshopper
Found in dry mountains
Jumps high
Flies
Camouflaged
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Typical Flesh Flies (Subfamily Sarcophaginae)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Horse fly
Found in desert mountains
Loud buzzing noises
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Crab Spiders (Family Thomisidae)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Tiny white spider
Claw-like appendages
Found in rocky environment
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Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Collared lizard
Rocky environment
Green
Five inches long
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Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Attracts pollinators
Direct sunlight
Width: 8 feet
Height: 4 feet
Bush
Many white small flowers
Rocky soil
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Feather Dalea (Dalea formosa)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height: 4 inches
Width: 7 inches
Fuzzy grey leaves
Purple tips
Direct sunlight
Rocky soil
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Netwing Beetles (Genus Lycus)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Red beetle-like insect
Winged
Black tips on wings
Found in rocky environment
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Mock Vervains (Genus Glandularia)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height: 4 inches
Width: 2 feet
Clustered tiny purple flowers
Fragrant
Numerous green flowers on stem
Direct sunlight
Rocky soil
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Red Dome Blanketflower (Gaillardia pinnatifida)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height: 3 inches
Single yellow flower with brown middle
Indirect sunlight
Rocky soil
Many petals
Long stem white small green petals at base
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Observer
lrevelerDescription
Tiny spider
Small yellow spot on back
Jumping
Found in rocky environment
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Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Three feet tall
Direct sunlight
Bright yellow flowers at tip
Width: 1.5 inches
Rocky soil
Four petals per flower
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Caterpillar
Thin grey bristles
Found on leafy plant
Arid hot environment
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Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height: 1 foot
Width: 1.5 feet
Cactus
1 inch thorns
Direct sunlight
Rocky soil
Vibrant red flowers
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Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Grey arachnid
Desert setting
1 inch wide
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Santa Fe Phlox (Phlox nana)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height: 5 inches
Small singular plant
Indirect sunlight
Vibrant purple flowers
Rocky soil
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Wheeler Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height: 14 feet
Width: 4 feet
Direct sunlight
Rocky landscape
Thorny leafy structures
Tall flowering stem
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Prickly Pears (Genus Opuntia)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Mountain setting
Two inch thorns
Great waxy leafs
Three feet tall
Direct sunlight
6 feet wide
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height- 1 inch
Individual width- 1 inch
Clover shaped
Indirect shaded sunlight
Dark green
Damp soil
Occurs in abundant colonies
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Great Tailed Grackel
Black
Sharp beak
Jumps
Fast flying
Shiny feathers
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Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height- 3.7 feet
Width- 4.5 feet
Direct sunlight
Graveled dry soil
Numerous small white flowers
Puffy soft structures with pink tips
Brown bark
Minuscule green leaves
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Blue Palo Verde (Parkinsonia florida)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height- 4 feet
Width- 6.5 feet
Dark green bark
Sharp brown thorns
Tiny clusters of green leaves
Direct sunlight
Dry powdery soil
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Fourwing Saltbush (Atriplex canescens)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height- 3.5 feet
Width- 5.5 feet
Light brown bark
Light green numerous leaves
Direct sunlight
Dry soil littered with plant debris
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Pepperweeds (Genus Lepidium)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height- 1.5 feet
Width- 1.5 feet
Green leafy bush
Many small elongated green leaves
Direct sunlight
Dry graveled soil
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Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height- 5.5 feet
Width- 8 feet
Direct sunlight
Fragrant yellow flowers
Green bark
Elongated green leaves
Dry soil
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Beargrasses (Genus Nolina)Observer
lrevelerDescription
Height-16 feet
Width- 12 feet
Textured light brown bark
Green elongated leaves
Direct sunlight
Loose dry soil
