Eastern Mojave Vegetation Neighborhood Access Trail, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  Very short road from Easley Road onto the southeast slopes of North Table Mountain.

Other articles:
• North Table Loop:   at Neighborhood Access Trl;
• Field Notes:   8 Nov 2015;
Full Size ImageUpper end of the Neighborhood Access Trail.  

Intersection: North Table Loop
  Trail crosses stream bed of Cottonwood Canyon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Nov 2015;
Full Size ImageView northwest up Cottonwood Canyon
Full Size ImageView along Neighborhood Access Trail  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1352, 20 May 2016;
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1352, Scutellaria brittonii  

Coll. No. 1352, Scutellaria brittonii, and Coll. No. 1353, Allium textile, above the rock outcrop beside the trail.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   8 Nov 2015;
Full Size ImageView northwest up Cottonwood Canyon  

 
  Intersection: Neighborhood Access Trail, to W. 43rd Drive.
  Switchback

Literature Cited:
- Chen, Chia Jui, Meghan G. Mendenhall, and Billie L. Turner, 1994.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1347, 20 May 2016;
Full Size ImagePatch of Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa, Coll. No. 1347.  

Small meadow below trail; location of Coll. No. 1347, Thermopsis rhombifolia.
  Game trail down to meadow and creek.
  Small point of rocks; Allium textile collected above.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   near Coll. No. 1310;   Coll. No. 1311;   Coll. No. 1345, 12 May 2016;
Full Size ImageHabitat of Coll. No. 1311, Leucocrinum montanum.
Full Size ImageHabitat of Physaria vitulifera and Escobaria sp. beside neighborhood trail.  

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Coll. No. 1345, Physaria vitulifera
Leucocrinum montanum habitat above the trail. Plant was more common on the south slopes further up the canyon.

Literature Cited:
- Chen, Chia Jui, Meghan G. Mendenhall, and Billie L. Turner, 1994.

Other articles:
• Neighborhood Access Trail:   near trailhead;
• Field Notes:   near Coll. No. 1310;
Full Size ImageThermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa on the southeast side of North Table Mountain.  

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Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa, in flower, no fruit yet.
Thermopsis rhombifolia variety unknown, no fruit yet, above the trail.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1354, 20 May 2016;
Full Size ImageGlandular teeth on leaf margin of Coll. No. 1354, Prunus pensylvanica
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1354, Prunus pensylvanica  

Coll. No. 1354, Prunus pensylvanica, beside trail.

Other articles:
• Golden Checklist Flora:  Chorispora tenella;
• Field Notes:   Coll. No. 1308;   Coll. No. 1309;
Full Size ImageHabitat of Coll. No. 1308, Chorispora tenella
Full Size ImageColl. No. 1309, Berberis repens  

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Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1308, Chorispora tenella
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Coll. No. 1308, Chorispora tenella
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Coll. No. 1309, Berberis repens
Old home site? Location of Coll. No. 1308.

 

 

Other articles:
• Ridge Road:   at Ulysses;

Locations: Cottonwood Canyon.  

Cottonwood Canyon

Trailhead: Ridge Road, Ulysses Way
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Date and time this article was prepared: 11/3/2024 5:25:33 PM