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 flower petals (ray flowers). Credit goes to Dustin Ward for the photo.

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 (?) sp., Fish Creek Range, Eureka County, Nevada, May 2019.

Sand cholla (Grusonia pulchella), Little Smoky Valley, Eureka County, Nevada, May 2019.

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.