Hualapai Mountain Park near Kingman AZ

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Hualapai Mountain Park near Kingman AZ

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I went up to the county park to locate and identify Agave Mckelveyana, an Arizona endemic native to a broad portion of the west-central part of the state. I found several other plants of interest while I was there.
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This is what appears to be a very mature specimen of O. chlorotica
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Banana yucca on Hwy 259 in the nearby community of Pinion Pines
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and last but not least Mohave Claret cup
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No buzzworms this time, but an American Elk wandered across the road.
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Wonderful. I am sure you are enjoying your vacation/holiday.
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I cross referenced the claret cup with iNaturalist.org and the species listed for this area is echinocereus bakeri, a relatively new species. Mojavensis is found to the northeast near the Grand Canyon.

Not much on this species online but this is useful:

https://www.birdandhike.com/Veg/Species ... ch_bak.htm
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That American Elk is a mature female? It doesn’t seem shy.
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Not real familiar with elk but they are common in the area because the county park is off limits to hunting. This one was eating along a well traveled road. I have seen deer in the campground and have been told mountain lions are also common but have never seen one. Outside of the campground and residential areas this is a very steep forested mountain.
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One interesting species of Hesperoyucca is worth searching for in that area https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/537787 ... -newberryi
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Thanx, I will be in the area in Feb. I also found out recently that there is a second species of Nolina in the area and I have no good fotos of banana yucca. Also on the hit list, last year I swear I saw an agave on christmas tree pass, went home to see the literature and found nothing listed for the Newberry mountains. Of, course, I went back and could not relocate it! Try harder.

Inat is a fantastic resource. With it I have found the courage to bust into Tillandsaia in my part of Central America.
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