APPENDIX A

SOILS ON THE SANTA RITA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE
OrderSubgroupSoil seriesAcresPercent of areaSlope(%)ErodibilityErosion Hazard
EntisolTypic Torri fluventAnthony9,67418.20-5Mod.Low
EntisolTypic Torri fluventAnthony, very grav. variant7831.50-5Mod.Low
AridisolTypic HaplargidSonoita, grav. sandy loam10,42519.61-8Mod.Low
AridisolTypic HaplargidSonoita, grav. sandy loam1330.28-20Mod.Mod.
AridisolTypic HaplargidContinental2,7805.21-10HighLow
AridisolTypic HaplargidEba2,6095.00-10LowLow
AridisolTypic HaplargidPinaleno5871.10-10Mod.Low
AridisolUstollic HaplargidWhite House, grav. sandy, loam1,0982.00-10HighLow
AridisolUstollic HaplargidWhite House2,4134.51-15Mod.Mod.
AridisolUstollic HaplargidWhite House-Caralampi1,1432.110-35Mod.High
AridisonUstollic HaplargidCaralampi9621.810-40HighMod.
AridisonUstollic HaplargidBernardino1,4602.82-30Mod.Mod.
AridisonUstollic HaplargidChiricahua, Lampshire3110.68-25HighMod.
AridisonTypic PaleorthidCave7991.60-5Mod.Low
MollisolCumulic HaplustollComoro9,01516.90-5Mod.High
MollisolCumulic HaplustollComoro, sandy, loam1,1922.20-10HighHigh
MollisolLithic HaplustollMabray, Chiricahua Complex1,995,3.88-45Mod.High
MollisolLithic HaplustollLampshire, Chiricauhua2,1094.115-50HighHigh
MollisolFluventic HaplustollPima9181.70-5HighHigh
MollisolCalciustollHathaway9741.82-30Mod.Mod.
MollisolCalciustollRock Land970.215-45HighHigh
MollisolCalciustollGravelly alluvial land1,6823.10-5HighHigh
53,159100
1Adapted from Clemmons and Wheeler (1970).

APPENDIX B

VERTEBRATES ON THE SANTA RITA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE
Scientific NameCommon Name
Mammals
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Ammospermophilus harrisiiHarris's antelope squirrel
Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein)Ringtail
Canis latrans SayCoyote
Citellus harrisi (Audubon and Bachman)Gray-tailed antelope squirrel
Citellus tereticaudus(Baird)Round-tailed ground squirrel
Conepatus mesoleucus (Lichtenstein)Western rooter skunk
Dipodomys merriami (Mearns)Merriam kangaroo rat
Dipodomys spectabilis (Merriam)Bannertail kangaroo rat
Lepus alleni (Mearns)Antelope jackrabbit
Lepus californicus (Gray)Black-tailed jackrabbit
Lynx rufus (Schreber)Bobcat
Mephitis mephitis (Schreber)Common striped skunk
Mus musculusHouse mouse
Neotoma albigula (Hartley)White-throated packrat
Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque)Mule deer
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmerman)White-tailed deer
Onychomys leucogaster (Maximilian)Grasshopper mouse
Onychomys torridus Scorpion mouse
Perognathus amplus (Osgood)Arizona pocket mouse
Perognathus baileyi (Merriam)Bailey pocket mouse
Perognathus flavusSilky pocket mouse
Perognathus penicillatus Desert pocket mouse
Peromyscus eremicusCactus mouse
Peromyscus leucopusWood mouse
Peromyscus maniculatusDeer mouse
Peromyscus merriami MearnsMerriam mouse
Reithrodontomys fulvescens Fulvous harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis (Baird)Desert harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys montanus Plains harvest mouse
Sigmodon arizonaeArizona cotton rat
Spermophilus tereticaudusRound-tailed ground squirrel
Sylvilagus auduboniDesert cottontail
Taxidea taxus (Schreber) Badger
Tayassu tajacu (Linnaeus)Collared peccary
Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber)Gray fox
Birds
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Aimophila botterii (Schlater)Botteri's sparrow
Aimophila carpalis (Coues)Rufous-winged sparrow
Aimophila cassinii (Woodhouse)Cassin's sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps (Cassin)Rufous-crowned sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum (Gmelin)Grasshopper sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata (Cassin)Black-throated sparrow
Archilochys alexandri (Bourcier and Mulsant)Black-chinned hummingbird
Auriparus flaviceps (Sundevall)Verdin
Bubo virginianus (Gmelin)Great horned owl
Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin)Red-tailed hawk
Calamospiza melandcorys (Stejneger)Lark bunting
Callipepla squamata (Vigors)Scaled quail
Calypte costae (Bourcier)Costa's hummingbird
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillum (Lafresnaye)Cactus wren
Carpodacus mexicanus (Muller)House finch
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus)Turkey vulture
Chordeiles acutipennis (Hermann)Lesser nighthawk
Corvus corax (Linnaeus)Common raven
Dendrocopus scalaris (Wagler)Ladder-backed woodpecker
Dendroica auduboni (Townsend)Audubon's warbler
Geococcyx californianus (Lesson)Roadrunner
Guiraca caerulea (Linnaeus)Blue grosbeak
Icterus parisorum (Bonaparte)Scott's oriole
Lanius ludovicianus (Linnaeus)Loggerhead shrike
Lophortyx gambelii (Gambel)Gambel's quail
Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus)Northern mockingbird
Myiarchus cinerascens (Lawrence)Ash-throated flycatcher
Phainopepla nitens (Swainson)Phainopepla
Pipilo fuscus (Swainson)Brown towhee
Polioptila melanura (Lawrence)Black-tailed gnatcatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus (Boddaert)Vermilion flycatcher
Pyrrhuloxia cardinalis (Linnaeus)Cardinal
Pyrrhuloxia sinuata (Bonaparte)Pyrrhuloxia
Salpinctes obsoletus (Say.)Rock wren
Sayornis nigricans (Swainson)Black Phoebe
Sayornis sayus (Bonaparte)Say's Phoebe
Sturnella neglecta (Audubon)Western meadowlark
Toxostoma bendirei (Coues)Bendire's thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre (Swainson)Curve-billed thrasher
Toxostoma dorsale (Henry)Crissal thrasher
Tyrannus verticalis (Say)Western kingbird
Vermivora luctae (Cooper)Lucy's warbler
Vireo bellii (Audubon)Bell's vireo
Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus)White-winged dove
Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus)Mourning dove
Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forster)White-crowned sparrow
Reptiles and Amphibians
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Cnemidophorus sacki (Wiegmann)Spotted whiptail
Crotalus molossus (Baird and Girard)Black-tailed rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque)Western rattlesnake
Heloderma suspectrum (Cope)Gila monster
Masticophis bilineatus (Jan)Sonora whipsnake
Masticophis taeniatus (Hallowell)Striped whipsnake
Phrynosoma douglassi (Bell)Short-horned lizard
Pituophis catenifer (Blainville)Gopher snake
Sceloporus clarki (Baird and Girard)Clark's spiny lizard
Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc. in Latreille)Eastern fence lizard

APPENDIX C

PLANTS FOUND ON THE SANTA RITA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE
Plants
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Acacia angustissima (Mill.) KuntzeWhiteball acacia
Acacia greggii A. GrayCatclaw acacia
Agave palmeri Engelm.Palmer agave
Allionia incarnata L.Trailing allionia
Amaranthus sp. L.Amaranth
Andropogon barbinodis Lag.Cane blue-stem
Arctostaphylos pungens H.B.K.Pointleaf manzanita
Aristida adscensionisSixweeks threeawn
Aristida hamulosaDesert threeawn
Aristida glabrataSanta Rita threeawn
Aristida ternipesSpidergrass
Aristolochia watsoniiWatson dutchmanspipe
Atriplex canescensFourwing saltbush
Ayenia pusillaDwarf ayenia
Baccharis brachyphyllaShortleaf baccharis
Boerhaavia coccineaScarlet spiderling
Boerhaavia torreyanaTorrey spiderling
Bouteloua aristidoidesNeedle grama
Bouteloua chondrosioidesSprucetop grama
Bouteloua curtipendulaSideoats grama
Bouteloua eriopodaBlack grama
Bouteloua filiformisSlender grama
Bouteloua hirsutaHairy grama
Bouteloua rothrockiiRothrock grama
Calliandra eriophyllaFalsemesquite
Carnegiea giganteaSaguaro
Cassia leptadeniaSenna
Celtis pallidaDesert hackberry
Cercidium microphyllumYellow paloverde
Chenopodium albumLambsquarters goosefoot
Chloris virgataFeather fingergrass
Cottea pappophoroidesCotta grass
Cucurbita digitataGourd
Cucurbita foetidissimaBuffalo-gourd
Dasylirion wheeleriWheeler sotol
Daucus pusillusSouthwestern carrot
Ditaxis neomexicanaDitaxis
Enneapogon desvauxiiSpike pappusgrass
Ephedra trifurcaLongleaf ephedra
Eragrostis chloromelasBoer lovegrass
Eragrostis intermediaPlains lovegrass
Eragrostis lehmannianaLehmann lovegrass
Eragrostis superbaWilman lovegrass
Eriochloa gracilisSouthwestern cupgrass
Eriogonum wrightiiWright eriogonum
Erodium cicutariumAlfileria
Eschscholtzia californicaCalifornia poppy
Euphorbia sp.spurge
Evolvulus arizonicusN.A.
Ferocactus wislizeniiBarrel cactus
Festuca octofloraSixweeks fescue
Fouquieria splendensOcotillo
Franseria dumosaWhite bursage
Haplopappus laricifoliusLarchleaf goldenweed
Haplopappus tenuisectusBurroweed
Heteropogon contortusTanglehead
Hilaria belangeriCurlymesquite
Hymenothrix wislizeniiN.A.
Juniperus deppeanaAlligator juniper
Kallstroemia grandifloraArizona poppy
Krameria parvifoliaLittleleaf krameria
Larrea tridentataCreosote bush
Leptochloa dubiaGreen sprangletop
Leptoloma cognatumWitchgrass
Lotus humistratusDeer-vetch
Lupinus sp.Lupine
Lycurus phleoidesWolftail
Mammillaria microcarpaFishhook mammillaria
Mimosa biunciferaCatclaw mimosa
Mimosa dysocarpaVelvetpod mimosa
Muhlenbergia emersleyiBullgrass
Muhlengergia porteriBush muhly
Opuntia engelmanniiEngelmann pricklypear
Opuntia fulgidaJumping cholla
Opuntia santa-ritaSanta Rita pricklypear
Opuntia spinosiorCane cholla
Opuntia versicolorCholla
Panicum arizonicumArizona panicum
Panicum hirticauleRoughstalk witchgrass
Pappophorum mucronulatumFeather pappusgrass
Pectocarya recurvataN.A.
Plantago insularisDesert indianwheat
Prosopis julifloraVelvet mesquite
Quercus arizonicaArizona white oak
Quercus emoryiEmory oak
Quercus hypoleucoidesSilverleaf oak
Setaria macrostachyaPlains bristlegrass
Sida procumbensN.A.
Solanum elaeagnifoliumSilverleaf nightshade
Sorghum halepenseJohnsongrass
Sporobolus airoidesAlkali sacaton
Sporobolus contractusSpike dropseed
Sporobolus cryptandrusSand dropseed
Talinum aurantiacumFlame flower
Trianthema portulacastrumDesert horsepurslane
Trichachne californicaArizona cottontop
Tridens muticusSlim tridens
Tridens pulchellusFluffgrass
Xanthocephalum sarothraeBroom snakeweed
Yucca elataSoaptree yucca
Zinnia pumilaDesert zinnia