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Palomar Mtn. Lichens
... from Doane Valley to Lower Doane Valley and French Valley. Some lichens of the chaparral foothills and riparian canyons on Palomar Mt. are also included in this checklist. DISCLAIMER: ... disk; Acarospora bullata is a similar species found on exposed metavolcanic-gabbro rocks in chaparral foothills. Aspicilia cinerea: Very common gray crustose lichen appearing like gray paint on granitic boulders; ...
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Beetles
... describes these beetles perfectly, particularly their underside. Rain beetles are typically found in coastal foothills and canyons of chaparral and coastal sage scrub. After a soaking rain (usually one or more inches ... morning, or on cloudy, drizzly days. The males fly in slow sweeping arcs throughout the foothills, keeping close to the ground in search of the larger, flightless females. They are ...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Splendid Salvias—14 Tender Perennials for Summer and Fall Bloom
... its leaves has the power to transport me back to the dry chaparral and sage scrub of the coastal California foothills. That's magical, and a lot cheaper than airfare! Today, from ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... dull lilac flowers blooming March-July (Munz 1974). It typically appears following a chaparral fire or other form of mechanical disturbance and persists several years before ... communication. Reports Stephenson, John R.; Calcarone, Gena M. 1999. Southern California Mountains and Foothills Assessment: Habitat and Species Conservation Issues. Chapter 5 - Potentially Vulnerable Species: Plants. Albany, ...
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Book recommendation 'Sierra Nevada: The Naturalist's Companion.'
... plant communities: Alpine Sierra. Chaparral. Eastern slope. Foothill woodland. Lodgepole pine forest. Red fir forest. Subalpine forest. Sections of Sierra Nevada. Chapter 1: The Western Foothills. From 200 feet to the mid-mountain forests two types of communities intermingle: (a) "tightly packed shrub jungles of chaparral" and (b) "open ...
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Oak trees of California
... Quercus douglasii). Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana). Central valleys. valley oak (Quercus lobata). Sierra foothills. California black oak (Quercus kelloggii). valley oak (Quercus lobata). Sierra Nevada. interior live ... ) Fun facts on oak trees. Oaks grow in various environments including riverbank, woodland, chaparral, and moist prairie. 20 species of oak are native to California. This is ...
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California Birds in your native plant garden
... component of low elevation desert margins and high elevation deserts, some species in foothills, mountains, and alpine areas, Cirsium proteanum(Cirsium occidentale var. venustum) Red Thistle ... Thrush, Oak Titmouse California Towhee, wrens, woodpeckers, vireos, warblers, waxwings, Wrentit , etc. etc. Chaparral, woodlands, forests below 4500 ft. elevation Trichostema lanatum Woolly-blue curls birds ...
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Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud.
... . Native dry slopes (usually next to a spring or seasonal creek), coast ranges and Sierra foothills to 4500', east to Utah. Its reddish-purple seed pods hang on tree in winter ... is Violet , and is edible. Cercis occidentalis's fruit is edible.. Communities for Western Redbud Chaparral,Douglas Fir Forest,Central Oak Woodland,Joshua Tree Woodland,Yellow Pine Forest Ranges for Cercis ...
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Pinus sabiniana Dougl
... and spring give it a strong competitive advantage over many other species in the California foothills. Soils and Topography Digger pine grows on soils in five soil orders (Alfisol, Entisols, ... Seedlings are established best on bare mineral soil and under partial (but not deep) shade. Chaparral cover purportedly helps establishment (29). Cotyledons of Digger pine are unusually large, averaging 49 to ...
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Internet Directory for Botany: Arboreta and Botanical Gardens
... ) Chanticleer Garden, Pennsylvania, USA. A 31-acre pleasure garden near Philadelphia, PA. Chaparral Gardens. Chaparral Gardens, in the Sierra Foothills, California, USA, specializes in modern hybrid daylilies. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, WY, USA ...
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