Life History of the Kangaroo Rat by Charles Taylor Vorhies;Walter P. (Walter Penn) Taylor
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typical, sandy soil. Two skulls of former residents unearthed.
Species stored. Grams. Aplopappus gracilis (some B. rothrockii) 1,030 Astragalus nuttallianus 630 Bouteloua rothrockii (some A. gracilis) 530 Sida diffusa 30 Solanum elaeagnifolium (282 fruits) 53 Loeflingia pusilla Tr. Bouteloua aristidoides Tr. Plantago ignota Tr. Lupinus sparsiflorus Tr. Old storage (mostly Bouteloua aristidoides with traces of B. rothrockii and Aristida divaricata) 60 ----- Total 2,333 Eleven species represented. First instance of quantity storage of _Aplopappus gracilis_. First occurrence of _Loeflingia pusilla_ and _Astragalus nuttallianus_. DEN 24. November 8, 1921. On mesa northeast of Albuquerque, N. Mex., near base of Sandia Mountains. Fair grass growth here during preceding summer. Species stored. Grams. |
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