Homework #8
While I was in New Mexico I went on a short hike in the Santa Fe National Forest. It was a pine forest, and I was a little disappointed because I really wanted to explore desert habitats more. So I posted a few pictures from here and then on my way back to Albuquerque, I stopped at a trail at the Sandia Crest foothills to look for rattlesnakes. I didn't see any, which was very sad, but I did see some cool plants there, which I included in this post as well.
If you have any idea what the "plant" I have labeled as growing on a pine tree - what is that?!
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Southwestern Dwarf-Mistletoe (Arceuthobium vaginatum)Observer
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Is this an epiphyte or a parasite? it was growing a a young pine tree.
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Brown-spined Pricklypear Complex (Complex Opuntia phaeacantha)Observer
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
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I wish I had laid something out for scale. I am no expert at scat ID -any thoughts?
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