native plants and local ecosystems
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Jeff Schalau, Agent, Agric. & Nat. Res. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County. Native Plants and Local Ecosystems. Yavapai County Factoids. Area is 8,125 mi 2 Elevation ranges from 1,900 to 7,979 ft 26% Private 38% USFS 27% State Lands 9% BLM - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Jeff Schalau, Agent, Agric. & Nat. Res.University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County
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Area is 8,125 mi2 Elevation ranges from 1,900 to 7,979 ft 26% Private 38% USFS 27% State Lands 9% BLM 0.5% Native American Reservations Population estimate 211,061 (2010) Nine incorporated cities/towns
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Montane Conifer Forests (red)
Great Basin Grasslands &Pinyon Juniper Woodland (straw)Desert Communities (blue)Interior Chaparral (green)Semi-Desert Grasslands (peach)
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InteriorChaparral
Ponderosa PinePinyon Juniper
Woodlands
Great Basin Grasslands
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Joshua Tree near Congress Sonoran Desert near BCC
Cedar Flats near Camp Verde Riparian Area - Beaver Creek
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Most cacti and desert legumes are protected
Threatened and endangered plant species
See publication: Arizona Native Plant Law: What You Need to Know - https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1506.pdf
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Warm vs. Cool SeasonSod-forming vs. BunchNative vs. Non-nativesForbs have some similarities
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Arizona Flora (1960), T.H. Kearny and R.H. Peebles
Seed Plants of Northern Arizona (1973), W.B. McDougall
A Field Guide to Plants of Arizona (1997), A.O. Epple
A Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers (1998), T.F. Niehaus
Weeds of the West (2006), T.D. Whitson
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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants
cals.arizona.edu/yavapaiplants/ Common Plants of the Verde Valley &
Sedona www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/
USDA Plants Databaseplants.usda.gov SEINetswbiodiversity.org/seinet/