Cycle+Events

(Back) Examples of seasonal events for plant species are new leaf growth, flower buds, open flowers, ripe fruit, and dropped fruit or seeds. These events are referred to a phenophases. The phenophases monitored depends on the species, but many of them are the same or similar.

Phenophases of the plants being studied in JTNP:

Blackbrush https://www.usanpn.org/cpp/sites/www.usanpn.org.cpp/files/pdfs/CORAv6.pdf

California Buckwheat https://www.usanpn.org/cpp/sites/www.usanpn.org.cpp/files/pdfs/ERFAv6_a.pdf

Catclaw Acacia https://www.usanpn.org/cpp/sites/www.usanpn.org.cpp/files/pdfs/ACGR_April2013.pdf

Creosote Bush https://www.usanpn.org/cpp/sites/www.usanpn.org.cpp/files/pdfs/LATRv6.pdf

Honey Mesquite https://www.usanpn.org/cpp/sites/www.usanpn.org.cpp/files/pdfs/PRGL-Aug12.pdf

Joshua Tree https://www.usanpn.org/cpp/sites/www.usanpn.org.cpp/files/pdfs/YUBRv6.pdf

Mojave Yucca https://www.usanpn.org/cpp/sites/www.usanpn.org.cpp/files/pdfs/YUSCv6.pdf

The California Phenology Project provides species profiles of the plants for which it is gathering data. These profiles contain information on plant identification and phenophase identification. These profiles with pictures and definitions of each phenophase makes these species an easy choice to start with. The National Phenology Network doesn't currently offer profile information, so one has to learn this information from other sources.

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CPP JTNP Species Page https://www.usanpn.org/cpp/taxonomy/term/1