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The upper montane forests extend from approximately 2,300 meters up to 3,300 meters elevation. A belt of subalpine dwarf forests forms the transition between the montane forests and the high-elevation páramo alpine grasslands. [4] [3] Laurels and oaks are the predominant canopy trees in the lower montane forests, growing up to 40 meters high.
Located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, it is one of New Mexico's leading forest genetics programs and conservation nurseries. Chile Pepper Institute Teaching and Demonstration Garden [ 3 ] - over 150 varieties of chili from all of the main species of Capsicum , including C. annuum , C. baccatum , C. chinense , and C. frutescens .
It is surrounded at lower elevations by the Talamancan montane forests. The World Wide Fund for Nature includes the Costa Rican páramo within the montane forests ecoregion, although the páramo has a distinct flora with affinities to the páramo of the Northern Andes.
The fertile Mesilla Valley extends from Radium Springs, New Mexico, to the west side of El Paso, Texas. [1] The valley is characterized by its few remaining bosques, as well as its native cottonwood trees, and increasingly, by invasive tamarisk, which was introduced in the late 19th century, and is known locally as salt cedar.
The Bell Ranch is a historic ranch in Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States of America. Owned by John Malone since 2010, it is one of the largest privately owned ranches in the United States. [ 2 ] As of 2021 [update] , Malone is the second largest land owner in the country with 2.2 million acres. [ 3 ]
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Talamancan montane forests [8] Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Central American dry forests [9] Montane grasslands and shrublands [Talamanca Paramo] [citation needed] Mangrove. Bocas del Toro–San Bastimentos Island–San Blas mangroves [10] Moist Pacific Coast mangroves [11] Rio Negro–Rio San Sun mangroves [12]
Flora of the Talamancan montane forests (23 P) Pages in category "Talamancan montane forests" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.