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Salome Creek
Salome Creek is a watercourse in the Salome Wilderness in central Arizona, United States. Natural history The oldest exposed rock forms in the watershed are graphic granite, which dates to 1400 million years before present. The watershed holds a diverse flora and fauna. Within this part of the Sierra Ancha range there are notable disjunctive populations of Coastal woodfern, ''Dryopteris arguta ''Dryopteris arguta'', with the common name coastal woodfern, is a species of wood fern. It is native to the west coast and western interior mountain ranges of North America, from British Columbia, throughout California, and into Arizona. It gr ...'';C. Michael Hogan. 2008 this fern is otherwise common in areas nearer the Pacific coast. See also * Workman Creek References :;Citations * Ivo Lucchitta. 2001. ''Hiking Arizona's Geology'', Published by The Mountaineers Books, * Tom Dollar and Jerry Sieve. 1999. ''Guide to Arizona's Wilderness Areas'', Big Earth Publishing, * C. Michae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salome Wilderness
The Salome Wilderness of Tonto National Forest is a protected area in the rim country of the southwestern US. The Salome Wilderness lies within the Sierra Ancha mountain range in Gila County, Arizona. Ecology Prominent perennial streams within this wilderness area are Workman Creek and Salome Creek. The region has a diverse flora and fauna. Within this part of the Sierra Ancha Range there are notable disjunctive populations of Coastal woodfern, ''Dryopteris arguta ''Dryopteris arguta'', with the common name coastal woodfern, is a species of wood fern. It is native to the west coast and western interior mountain ranges of North America, from British Columbia, throughout California, and into Arizona. It gr ...'';C. Michael Hogan. 2008 this fern is otherwise common in areas nearer the Pacific coast. References * Tom Dollar and Jerry Sieve. 1999. ''Guide to Arizona's Wilderness Areas'', Big Earth Publishing, , 304 pages * C. Michael Hogan. 2008''Coastal Woodfern (Dryopteris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |