Another video on the Pinyon-Juniper forests on the Colorado Plateau, but here its a little different. The soil is harsher and it seems that this has led to a unique community forming dominated by different shrubs with fewer herbaceous species. A fun day for Botany!

Originally filmed August 16th, 2023

Species featured:
Pinus edulis, Colorado Pinyon/ Two needle Pinyon
Juniperus osteosperma, Utah Juniper
Purshia stansburiana, Stansbury Cliffrose
Fraxinus anomala, Single-Leaf Ash
Amelanchier utahensis, Utah Serviceberry
Berberis fremontii, Fremont Barberry
Shepherdia rotundifolia, Roundleaf Buffaloberry
Purshia tridentata, Antelope Bitterbrush
Opuntia sp., Prickly Pear
Tamarix sp., Salt Cedar/Tamarisk
Gutierrezia sarothrae, Broom Snakeweed
Mirabilis multiflora, Colorado four o’clock
Yucca angustissima, Narrowleaf Yucca