pale evening primrose – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Field’s Lease Overview: Physical and Biological

8AprilGarry Fletcher33, Rare Species, Reports, Species ListAntelope Brush, Arrow-leafed Balsam Root, badger, Behr's hairstreak, blue Racer, cactus, Dalles Milk-Vetch, Gopher Snake, long-leaved phlox, pale evening primrose, rabbitbrush, tufted phlox

Original Purpose: To protect a small example of the antelope brush community, the most arid shrub-steppe ecosystem in Canada Physical: Rocky knolls thinly covered with sandy soil form the central axis of this reserve. These are bordered by sandy flats on their west and south sides, and a steep northeast-facing slope along the northeast boundary.