Trick question! Obviously it’s both. Two commonly mistaken plants that co-occur on many of our rangeland sites and with enough precipitation, can look remarkably similar at first glance. Yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) on the left does not have obvious petals (ray flowers) whereas broom snakeweed (Guiterrezia sarothrae) on the right does have easily visible flowerContinue reading “Yellow Rabbitbrush or Broom Snakeweed?”
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Veg surveys: they can be exciting or really exiting!
Seep and Spring Monitoring!
Gross Ecology provides seep and spring surveys and monitoring! We can support the full range of seep and spring inventories, including Level 1 and Level 2 surveys, water quality monitoring, wetland delineations, and more.
Oxytropis
Oxytropis (?) sp., Fish Creek Range, Eureka County, Nevada, May 2019.
Sand Cholla!
Sand cholla (Grusonia pulchella), Little Smoky Valley, Eureka County, Nevada, May 2019.
Gross Ecology provides water quality monitoring services!
Gross Ecology provides a variety of water quality monitoring and water-related services: Surface water monitoring; Seep and spring surveys and monitoring (Level 1 and Level 2); Groundwater monitoring; Wetland delineation and Waters of the United States; Stormwater inspections and monitoring; Water Pollution Control Permit-compliance monitoring and reporting.
Another lovely day at the office!
Thickstem wild cabbage
Caulanthus crassicaulis, thickstem wild cabbage, Goshute Valley, Elko County, Nevada, 21May2017.
Wooly-pod milkvetch
Astragalus purshii, wooly-pod milk vetch (locoweed), Goshute Valley, Elko County, Nevada, 21May2017.
Western bladderpod
Physaria occidentalis, western bladderpod, Goshute Valley, Elko County, Nevada, 21May2017.
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