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Thysanuran in Arrow Canyon |
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Arrow Canyon |
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Arrow Canyon |
bullfrogs |
a pond at Corn Springs |
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saltbush (foreground) and honey mesquite (background), |
Peek-a-boo canyon with green Mormon tea |
Russian thistle |
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Volcanic outcrops add to the diverse geology of the Sheep Range bajadas |
desert tomato |
Kangaroo rat |
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Mormon Mesa with braided shallow washes with high densities of cheesebush and sweetbush |
Maopa Valley |
Maopa |
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Warm Springs along the Pahranagat Wash is a historically developed small residential community along C168, California Fan Palms, indian reservation |
Warm Springs along the Pahranagat Wash is a historically developed small residential community along C168 that has an ample water supply from wells and springs |
The Muddy River and Muddy Creek Formation |
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Lake Mead basin |
Mormon Mesa pliocen sediments. The southwest edge |
Glendale. Mormon Mesa pleistocene sediments |
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Mormon Wash, barrel cactus in foreground and Virgin Mountains in distance |
The Virgin River |
the mesa edge at Overton. |
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Sheep Ranges |
desert willow |
Desert Indian Paintbrush |
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Arrow Canyon: Ambrosia dumosa |
Moapa River Indian Reservation, the population -206 (in 2000) |
Arrow Canyon: Honey Mesquite |
Plants
banana yucca (Yucca baccata)
barrel cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus, formerly F. acanthodes)
beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris)
big galleta grass (Pleuraphis rigida, formerly Hilaria rigida)
big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentate)
birch-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides)
blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima)
black sagebrush (Artemisia nova)
bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)
buckhorn cholla (Opuntia acanthocarpa)
burroweed or white bursage (Ambrosia dumosa)
California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)
California juniper (Juniperus californicus)
catclaw acacia (Acacia greggii)
cheesebush (Hymenoclea salsola)
cottontop cactus (Echinocactus polycephalis)
cottonwood (Populus fremontii)
creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
desert rhubarb (Rumex hymenosepalus)
desert tomato (Lycium andersonii)
desert trumpet (Eriogonum inflatum)
desert willow (Chilopsis linearis)
filaree, see herons bill
four-winged saltbush (Atriplex canescens)
green Mormon tea (Ephedra viridis)
grizzly bear prickly pear (Opuntia erinacea)
hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii)
herons bill or filaree (Erodium cicutarium), introduced
honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
indigo bush (Psorothamnus arborescens)
Joshue tree (Yucca brevifolia)
Medeterranean grass (Schismus arabicus, S. barbatus), introduced
Mojave yucca (Yucca shidigera)
Nevada Mormon tea (Ephedra nevadensis)
Pima rhatany (Krameria erecta, formerly K. parvifolia)
pion pine (Pinus monophyla)
ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
quail bush (Atriplex lentiformis)
red barberry (Berberis haematocarpa)
red brome (Bromus madritensis, formerly B. rubens), introduced
Russian thistle or tumbleweed (Salsola tragus), introduced
formerly S. australis, S. iberica, and S. kali, all misapplied
saltcedar or tamarisk (probably Tamarix ramosissima, complex taxa), introduced
shadscale (Atriplex confertifolia)
silver cholla (Opuntia echinocarpa)
skeleton weed (Eriogonum deflexum)
sweetbush (Bebbia juncea)
tamarisk, see saltcedar
teddy bear cholla (Opuntia bigelovii)
tumbleweed, see Russian thistle
turpentine broom (Thamnosma montana)
Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma)
white bursage, see burroweed
white fir (Abies concolor)
willow (Salix gooddingii, S. exigua, and others)
yellow evening primrose (Oenothera primaveris)
Animals
bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), introduced
desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti)
Hidden Forest Uinta chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus nevadensis)
Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla)
painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Common wildlife found in Arrow Canyon Wilderness include California myotis, yellow bat, western red bat, hoary bat, desert five-spot, desert tortoise, desert bighorn sheep, chuckwalla, cactus wren, canyon wren, rock wren, and ash-throated flycatcher
Common vegetation found in Arrow Canyon Wilderness include creosote bush, white bursage, mojave yucca, and barrel cactus, as well as blackbrush at higher elevations. Honey mesquite, catclaw acacia, and saltcedar are common in washes in the central and eastern portions of the Wilderness. The uncommon butterfly bush (Buddleja utahensis) is also quite common
Arrow canyon wilderness
Coyote Springs and Mormon Mesa Desert Wildlife