Petrified Forest National Park Invasive Plant Survey and Mapping: 2002–2005
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National Park Service’s Intermountain Region Noxious Weed Inventory and Mapping Progam Petrified Forest National Park Invasive Plant Survey and Mapping: 2002–2005 Open-File Report 2009–1179 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Cover: Photograph showing a sand dune where the invasive plant Salsola sp. (Russian thistle) has replaced na- tive plants, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. (U.S. Geological Survey photograph.) National Park Service’s Intermountain Region Noxious Weed Inventory and Mapping Program Petrified Forest National Park Invasive Plant Survey and Mapping: 2002–2005 By K.A. Thomas, R. Hunt, T. Arundel, and P. Guertin Open-File Report 2009–1179 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior KEN SALAZAR, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Suzette M. Kimball, Acting Director U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 2009 For product and ordering information: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment: World Wide Web: http://www.usgs.gov Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS Suggested citation: Thomas, K.A., Hunt, R., Arundel, T., and Guertin, P., 2009, Petrified Forest National Park invasive plant survey and mapping: 2002–2005: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009–1179, 73 p. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this report is in the public domain, permission must be secured from the individual copyright owners to reproduce any copyrighted material contained within this report. ii Contents Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Petrified Forest National Park........................................................................................................................................ 2 Geography ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Climate....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Precipitation ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 Temperature........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Winds ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Survey Area ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Methods......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Sampling Design........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Field Survey Methods ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Data Management and Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 5 Results........................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Sampling Design........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Field Results .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Discussion ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Invasive Plants of Concern ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Areas of Concern....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Seasonality and Observations ................................................................................................................................... 8 Sampling Design........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Detection.................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgements.......................................................................................................................................................10 References Cited..........................................................................................................................................................11 Appendix 1....................................................................................................................................................................33 Appendix 1.1 Acroptilon repens: Highest cover class and distribution..........................................................................34 Appendix 1.2 Aegilops cylindrica: Highest cover class and distribution........................................................................35 Appendix 1.3 Ailanthus altissima: Highest cover class and distribution........................................................................36 Appendix 1.4 Alhagi maurorum: Highest cover class and distribution ..........................................................................37 Appendix 1.5 Bassia hyssopifolia: Highest cover class and distribution .......................................................................38 Appendix 1.6 Brassia juncea: Highest cover class and distribution ..............................................................................39 Appendix 1.7 Bromus rigidus: Highest cover class and distribution..............................................................................40 Appendix 1.8 Bromus rubens: Highest cover class and distribution .............................................................................41 Appendix 1.9 Bromus tectorum: Highest cover class and distribution ..........................................................................42 Appendix 1.10 Cardaria draba: Highest cover class and distribution............................................................................43 Appendix 1.11 Carduus acanthoides: Highest cover class and distribution..................................................................44 Appendix 1.12 Centaurea diffusa: Highest cover class and distribution .......................................................................45 Appendix 1.13 Centaurea solstitialis: Highest cover class and distribution...................................................................46 Appendix 1.14 Chorispora tenella: Highest cover class and distribution.......................................................................47 Appendix 1.15 Cichorium intybus: Highest cover class and distribution .......................................................................48 Appendix 1.16 Cirsium arvense: Highest cover class and distribution..........................................................................49 Appendix 1.17 Cirsium vulgare: Highest cover class and distribution...........................................................................50 Appendix 1.18 Convolvulus arvensis: Highest cover class and distribution..................................................................51 iii Appendix 1.19 Cynodon dactylon: Highest cover class and distribution.......................................................................52 Appendix 1.20 Elaeagnus angustifolia: Highest cover class and distribution................................................................53 Appendix 1.21 Erodium cicutarium: Highest cover class and distribution.....................................................................54 Appendix 1.22 Halogeton glomeratus: Highest cover class and distribution.................................................................55 Appendix 1.23 Kochia scoparia: Highest cover class and distribution ..........................................................................56 Appendix 1.24 Lactuca serriola: Highest cover class and distribution ..........................................................................57 Appendix 1.25 Linaria dalmatica: Highest cover class and distribution.........................................................................58