Eastern Mojave Vegetation
By Tom Schweich
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Countryside south of Ronda. | Four white towns can be seen in the distance.
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Tile that we especially liked. | This tile was in the hotel bathroom in Granada.
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Along the highway between Guadix and Almeria. |
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View from pass between Zahara and Grazelema |
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Spanish countryside in the foothills of the Sierra Morena. | Photograph taken from the AVE, northeast of Cordoba.
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Looking east at the Sierra Margarita | This photograph was taken just east of Arcos de la Frontera, as we were on our way from that city to Ubrique.
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Fields between Granada and Sevilla. | Photograph of olive trees on the north side of A92 between Osuna and Antequera.
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Ian in tree at Baelo Claudio | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07.
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Osborne bull in the countryside of the Province of Cadiz. | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07.
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Olive trees on a hillside between Sevilla and Granada. | I took this shot from the car on the highway. Most of the trees are Olives. I don't know what the other trees are that are interspersed among the Olives.
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Along the highway between Guadix and Almeria. |
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Anchusa sp.on the Rio Guadiamar. | I think this might be Anchusa undulata L., but I'm not very good at keying an unknown genus from a photograph. In California, we have A. arvensis, A. azurea, and A. officinalis present as exotics.
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Mediterranean coast between Nerja and Almeria. |
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The desert near Tabernas. |
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The road to Puerto de las Palomas from Zahara | Seen from Puerto del as Palomas, the road was fairly steep and winding, but not at all bad if taking one's time.
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Sheep in corral, north of Sevilla. |
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View from Puerto de las Palomas between Zahara and Grazelema | The castle of Zahara is on the hill at right.
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The desert near Tabernas. |
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Informal picnic area just north of Las Nieves. |
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Between Tabernas and Guadix. | We had stopped in Tabernas for lunch supplies, then drove part way to Guadix before stopping in the pass to eat our lunch. This highway seems to have three numbers: A92, N324, and C3326.
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Along Highway N630 north of Sevilla | I think this was between Las Nieves and El Ronquillo. The planted Eucalyptus, an Australian native, attracted my attention.
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Farm along highway north of Sevilla |
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Puerto del Boyar | A pass on A372 between El Bosque and Grazalema.
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View of the Mediterranean coast east of Nerja. |
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Looking southeast along CA531 in the direction of Grazalema. | This photo was taken from Puerto de las Palomas. Looking south, the mountain range to the east (right) is the Sierra Margarita.
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Where we ate lunch in Monesterio. |
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Along the highway between Guadix and Almeria. |
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Tom by the Rio Guadiamar | Photograph taken near El Castilo de las Guardas, highway C421 near N433.
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Between Benaocaz and Grazalema. | Near Villaluenga del Rosario.
adiz
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P77 Infanta Cristina in Cadiz | Photograph taken 15-Apr-07.
Arcos de la Frontera
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View west from the high point in town. |
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View of countryside west of Arcos. |
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Looking west at Arcos de las Frontera |
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Church of Santa Maria de la Asuncion |
Baelo Claudio
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View of Baelo Claudio from Bolonia | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07. At right is the new visitor center, under construction.
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View of market place at Baelo Claudio. | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07.
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View of Baelo Claudio from above. | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07.
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View of Baelo Claudio from above. | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07.
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View of Baelo Claudio from Theater. | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07.
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Columns at Baelo Claudio | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07.
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Group photo at Baelo Claudio | Photograph taken 4-Apr-07.
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Bay of Cadiz
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The ferry approaching El Puerto de Santa Maria terminal. | Photograph taken 1-Apr-07.
Benaocaz
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Iris planifolia (Miller) Fiori & Paol. | This Iris was found along highway A374 between Benaocaz and Grazalema. I had originally identified it as Iris xiphium by comparing my photograph with photographs in Polunin and Huxley (1966). Since then, François M has written me to to say that this is I. planifolia. There was no photo of that species in the book to compare.
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View of Benaocaz from Highway A374 |
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Asphodelus albus Mill. along the highway near Benaocaz |
Bormujos
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Waiting for the bus in the rain. | This morning we are on the AVE from Sevilla to Madrid. We arose early, and after packing, walked in the rain to the bus stop in Bormujos. We took the Bormujos-Sevilla bus to the bus station at Plaza de Armas in Sevilla.
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Ian, Rachel and Cheryl at Ian's School. | Photograph taken September 19, 2005.
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View west from the terrace of the Hospital San Juan de Dios. | Photograph taken September 19, 2005. This photo was taken from the terrace on the west side of the hospital. The in the middle distance is the highway to Huelva. While this photo makes it appear that Bormujos is the end of Sevillan civilization, there are towns to the right and to the left of the distance in this photo.
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Outdoor café in Bormujos City Park. | Photograph taken September 18, 2005.
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Hacienda Belen, Bormujos Olive Plant. | The Hacienda Belen was formerly the place where locally grown olives were brought for pressing and preservation.
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Downtown Bormujos. | Photograph taken September 18, 2005.
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New houses on a street in Bormujos. | Photograph taken September 22, 2005.
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Ian plays in the Bormujos City Park | Photograph taken September 21, 2005.
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Nacho and Tom work on the fence. | Nacho and Tom worked to remove some of the chain link fence at the back of the yard. The neighbors behind Nacho and Rachel are having a garden shed constructed that backs up to the fence. Since most construction is done in brick with cement plaster coating, the back side facing the yard was rough brick and mortar. We needed to remove the chain link fencing so that the workmen can finish the side facing the yard.
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Ian rolls down the hill in the park. | Photograph taken September 21, 2005.
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Looking west, highway to Huelva. |
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Hardware Store in Bormujos | At the hardware store, we bought Nacho a pair of diagonal wire cutters for the next time he needs to work on the fence.
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Buying strawberries at the market. | We stopped at the market to buy a little fruit. Typically, at the smaller stores, the proprietor selects and packages the amount of fruit that you ask for. Only at the larger markets is the fruit pre-priced.
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Interior of the Library in Bormujos | We went to the library to get a book about trees. I think Nacho was looking for information about how big trees got, what they looked like, how to care for them, etc. The library did not have a book about trees, but he did get a book about garden planning. While Nacho looked for them, I perused the travel section, and found that there are many small books about places to go or things to do in Andalucia that we don't have access to in the US.
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Rachel's birthday dinner. | For her birthday dinner, Rachel had spaghetti made with Lawry's spaghetti sauce flown to Spain for the purpose, with a lemon meringue pie for desert.
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The Church in Bormujos. | Below the main street of town is the older section with the narrow streets and the church.
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Development plan for Ciudad de Universitario. |
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Rachel and Kiko | At home in Bormujos we met Kiko the cat, and visited a bit. Cheryl and Rachel started going through all the things that Cheryl had brought in her second suitcase: lots of baby clothes, diapers, etc. As I was starting to fade fast just sitting on the couch, I decided to take a walk. I walked all around the development containing Rachel and Nacho's house, over to the hospital, down to the University, up to the MAS supermarket, and then home again. This took about a half hour, and helped wake me up a bit.
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Thinking about trees in Vivero "La Menara" | I think Nacho and Rachel are settling on a Granado (pomegranate), a peach (melocoton) tree and a lemon tree. Since they don't have a lot of space, it would make sense to select trees that also gave fruit back. We also drove back to the nursery in Bollullos "Vivero Los Azahares," and took a look there. This nursery did not have so many trees, but it did have a good selection of smaller shrubs. Here, I learned that vines are called "rampantes" somewhat like the English adjective "rampant." They had some very nice Trumpet Vines, in the genus Bignonia, also related to the Catalpa and the Desert Willow.
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Vivero "La Menara" | Just up the street from the "polvero" was the "Vivero La Menara" or nursery. This was a very good one, with both fresh and mature stock. They had several species of what we would call "locust trees," but none that I would identify as the Robinia pseudo-acacia that we plant in the US. One tree was listed as a “Catalpa” but not otherwise identified as to species. I was interested in the Catalpa because the Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) that I see in the Eastern Mojave may be in the same genus depending upon what is meant by “Catalpa.” I think also that the tree stock in the nurseries is much more mature that those a US nursery sells, perhaps 7-8 years, and heavily pruned, whereas I think US nurseries mostly sell younger trees that have not been pruned.
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House on C/ Pablo Cosso Calero, the main street of Bormujos. | The older houses in Bormujos tended to the one or two stories. Almost all had a flat roof with stairs to the top so that the roofs could be used for a patio and to hang clothes out to dry. Many of the house fronts were decorated with tile, sometimes in a very elaborate design.
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Housing development in Bormujos. |
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City Hall of Bormujos. | The city hall of Bormujos is a relatively new building on the main street of town.
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Ian goes to school. | Photograph taken September 20, 2005.
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Card from barbershop. | I went out to the barber shop "Peliqueria de Caballero" of Juan Antonio Perez, on the main street of town Calle Pablo Cosso Calero No. 28 in Bormujos, and got my hair cut. Requested "dos millimetros sobre todo" and the barber did pretty well. Looks just like a haircut in the US, or EEUU, depending upon your point of view.
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Taking a walk in the neighborhood. | Photograph taken September 20, 2005.
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Rafa salts the sardines while they cook. | Photograph taken September 17, 2005. This afternoon we joined Rachel and Nacho's neighbors for an afternoon barbeque. They had gotten some sardines at the local supermarket and were barbequing them. The sardines were a little bigger than we think of sardines. They were about 8 inches long. The cook dipped then in olive oil and then scattered salt on them while they cooked. They were really good. Nacho also made a tomato salad. And Rachel made some dipping sauce for the barbequed chicken, using a recipe from the Canary Islands: cumin, garlic, paprika, tomato and vinegar.
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Duplex in housing development. |
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Ian plays in the garden. | Photograph taken September 20, 2005. When it cools off everyone comes outside. Ian likes to play in his back yard, especially in the dirt in the vegetable garden.
Bormujos - Weeds
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Fedia cornucopiae (L.) Gaertner in Bormujos (Sevilla), Spain | Photograph taken February 15, 2004.
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Fedia cornucopiae (L.) Gaertner in Bormujos (Sevilla), Spain | Photograph taken February 15, 2004.
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Borago officinalis L. in Bormujos (Sevilla), Spain | Photograph taken February 15, 2004.
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Cerinthe major L. in Bormujos (Sevilla), Spain | Typically the species is described as having yellow flowers (Polunin and Smythies, 1973). However, the plants in Bormujos had purplish flowers. There is a cultivar typically called C. major 'Purpurescens' that is commonly found on the Internet, or possibly a variety C. major var. purpurescens Boiss. which is described as having purple flowers, bracts and foliage (Polunin and Huxley, 1966). IPNI (http://www.ipni.org/) does not list var. purpurescens as being published and therefore it may be that 'Purpurescens' is simply a cultivar. Photograph taken February 15, 2004.
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Phacelia (?) growing in a vacant lot, Bormujos (Sevilla), Spain | Photograph taken February 15, 2004.
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Borago officinalis L. in Bormujos (Sevilla), Spain | Photograph taken February 15, 2004.
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Cerinthe major L.in Bormujos (Sevilla), Spain | I found this plant in the vacant lots within Ciudad Universtario, Bormujos, and in lesser numbers in the old olive grove west of Hospital San Juan de Dios del Aljarafe. It has alternate clasping leaves, and purplish flowers with a slight purple blush on leaves near the flowers. The plants I collected in Bormujos do not fit neatly into the species or into cultivar 'Purpurescens' as it looks to be intermediate between the two or perhaps something different. Photograph taken February 15, 2004.
Cadiz
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Cheryl, Rachel, Ian and Nacho in the cathedral square in Cadiz | Photograph taken September 24, 2005.
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