Guide to the Flora and Fauna of Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve

A Natural Cienega Highlighting New Mexico’s Biodiversity

The Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve is a 35-acre nature preserve located on the I-25 frontage road in La Cienega, adjacent to El Rancho de las Golondrinas. This rare natural cienega, or “marsh” in Spanish, hosts a bountiful ...more ↓

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Taxonomy
« Back To Flowering Plants Subphylum Angiospermae
- Monocots Class Liliopsida
  - 9 Grasses Family Poaceae
  - 1 Bulrushes, Cattails, and Allies Family Typhaceae

broadleaf cattail ¹
Typha latifolia

cheatgrass ²
Bromus tectorum

squirreltail ³
Hordeum jubatum

blue grama ⁴
Bouteloua gracilis

purple three-awn ⁵
Aristida purpurea

Thunberg's Brome
Bromus japonicus

Indian ricegrass ⁶
Achnatherum hymenoides

Canada wild rye ⁷
Elymus canadensis

Western Wheatgrass ⁸
Pascopyrum smithii

New Mexico Feathergrass ⁹
Hesperostipa neomexicana

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Guide to the Flora and Fauna of Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve

broadleaf cattail 1 Typha latifolia

cheatgrass 2 Bromus tectorum

squirreltail 3 Hordeum jubatum

blue grama 4 Bouteloua gracilis

purple three-awn 5 Aristida purpurea

Thunberg's Brome Bromus japonicus

Indian ricegrass 6 Achnatherum hymenoides

Canada wild rye 7 Elymus canadensis

Western Wheatgrass 8 Pascopyrum smithii

New Mexico Feathergrass 9 Hesperostipa neomexicana