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Guanajuato, Mexico Recap Part 2 - Floristic Affinities & Biogeography
Published 1 year, 11 months ago
Description
Two hours of rants about wonderful plants in Central Mexico. A follow-up to the previous episode and a description of plant species, taxonomic affinities and habitats encountered in the mountains of Querétaro and Guanajuato States, Mexico. Also a brief gear list and explanation of the various tools used when botanizing desert mountains.
Why the genus Garrya (the silktassels) is so cool,
A new Astrolepis sp. (Undescribed)
Stevia pyrolifolia (Asteraceae) - it's waxy-as$ leaves at 10,000 feet
Dyscritothamnus filifolius (Asteraceae) and the limestone cliffs and sketchy roads it inhabits
Vallesia glabra (Apocynaceae)
Spondias purpurea (Anacardiaceae)
Strombocactus disciformis (Cactaceae)
Lophophora diffusa (Cactaceae)
Mammillaria perezdelarosa ssp andersoniana
Arctostaphylos pungens (Ericaceae)
Comarostaphylis polifolia (Ericaceae)
and a ton more
Why the genus Garrya (the silktassels) is so cool,
A new Astrolepis sp. (Undescribed)
Stevia pyrolifolia (Asteraceae) - it's waxy-as$ leaves at 10,000 feet
Dyscritothamnus filifolius (Asteraceae) and the limestone cliffs and sketchy roads it inhabits
Vallesia glabra (Apocynaceae)
Spondias purpurea (Anacardiaceae)
Strombocactus disciformis (Cactaceae)
Lophophora diffusa (Cactaceae)
Mammillaria perezdelarosa ssp andersoniana
Arctostaphylos pungens (Ericaceae)
Comarostaphylis polifolia (Ericaceae)
and a ton more