Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila) | View Observations
Ulmus pumila, the Siberian elm, is a tree native to Central Asia, eastern Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, Tibet, northern China, India (northern Kashmir) and Korea. It is also known as the Asiatic elm and dwarf elm, but sometimes miscalled the 'Chinese Elm' (Ulmus parvifolia). It is the last tree species encountered in the semi-desert regions of central Asia. Described by Pallas in the 18th century from specimens from Transbaikal, Ulmus pumila
Other Names: Turkestansk Alm, 白榆, 榆樹, Orme de Sibérie, 榆树, 春榆
I-20 Wildlife Preserve | View Observations
The I20 Wildlife Preserve is a 100-acre riparian forest campus in Midland, Texas. It is a wild space – not a park – managed by a nonprofit organization. The 86-acre urban playa lake is the highlight of the wetlands, floodplain thickets, and prairie grasslands – providing abundant avian, wildlife,...
Ware's Elm (Ulmus × intermedia) | View Observations
The hybrid elm Ulmus × intermedia Elowsky is a natural hybrid occurring across Nebraska, derived from a crossing of Ulmus rubra and Ulmus pumila. As Red Elm U. rubra is far less fertile, and highly susceptible to Dutch elm disease (:DED), it could eventually be hybridized out of existence by U. × intermedia. The hybrid was first reported from the wild elsewhere in 1950 and was provisionally named U. × notha in 1994, meanwhile the horticultur
Other Names: Ulmus pumila × rubra, 雜交榆, Ulmus x intermedia
Sandia Mountains Invasive Plants | View Observations
This project is to accumulate observations of troublesome, exotic weeds present in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico and adjacent foothills, canyons and open space areas. At present, it is limited to cheat grass (Bromus tectorum), tumbleweed (Salsola tragus), tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)...
August EcoQuest 2021 - Amache Connections | View Observations
Out on the southeastern plains of Colorado, near the town of Granada, lies the remnants of the Amache – Granada War Relocation Center, a WWII Japanese internment camp. From 1942–1945, approximately 10,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast were detained at Amache, unaware when or if they woul...
