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Vegetation and Flora of Pitcairn Islands
... endemic plants and animals, mean that the island is virtually unique and hence irreplaceable- hence its status as a World Heritage Site. Henderson, with four endemic landbirds, nine endemic higher plants and almost no non-native plant species, has been designated a World heritage site for its unique biota. One of the endemic higher plants of ...
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ASGAP: Where to see Australian Plants - Queensland
... which has an expanding list of places to visit. Cultivated Plants Brookvale Park, Oakey Emerald Botanic Gardens Fairhill Native Plants and Botanic Gardens, Yandina Kershaw Botanic Gardens, Rockhampton Myall ... plant diversity, with over 8500 species of higher plants (40% of the Australian total). Two particularly rich areas are pre-eminent, each with many endemic (unique) species.The richest is the ...
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Mosses and Liverworts in Wales: Rocks
... especially in the uplands, they are usually the most frequently occurring plants (lichens too are often major elements in these conditions). The ... Man-made walls are also often dry and inhospitable to many higher plants, and of course they are often made of natural stone. ... green in colour. The species is Nationally Scarce, and near endemic - outside Britain it is only known from N.Spain. Coscinodon ...
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Anza-Borrego Photos
... brachyloba Borrego Valley locoweed (Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus), a silvery-silky locoweed endemic to sandy washes of Borrego Valley. Astragalus palmeri, another perennial locoweed ... . The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. Higgins, E.B. 1949. "Annotated Distributional List of Ferns and Flowering Plants of San Diego County ...
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SDMts1
... the crest of the Laguna Mountains in San Diego County. This species is endemic to San Diego County. Laguna Mountains jewel flower (Streptanthus bernardinus) in the Cuyamaca ... ). 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. Higgins, E.B. 1949. "Annotated Distributional List of Ferns and Flowering Plants of San Diego County, California ...
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APSnet Education Center - Introductions to the Major Pathogen Groups - Introduction to Parasitic Flowering Plants
... allocation studies of parasites might help answer this question. Facultative hemiparasites have transpiration rates higher than their hosts, and so they prefer open, sunny areas. But these areas ... plants occur in temperate regions, particularly in Mediterranean climates or other regions with many open, sunny habitats. For example, Orobanchaceae are most specialized in a number of endemic ...
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gloss
... nucleus with 2n chromosomes. E (top) Echinulate - Spiny. (go to example) Endemic disease - A disease constantly infecting a few plants throughout an area. Endogenous - Borne within. Endospore - A spore formed within a ... from the growth of mycelium of a fungus on and within the small roots of higher plants, the two elements being constantly arranged in an orderly manner. (go to example) N (top ...
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Canary Islands Flora
... Canary Islands Flora Which one of the following endemic Canarian plants is more commonly known as ‘The Dragon Tree’? Canarina Canariensis Dracaena Draco Phoenix Canariensis For ... and orchards which found ideal conditions on the humid sides of the islands. On the higher altitudes, sheep farming replaced agriculture causing a strong pressure on the native vegetable patrimony. When ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... extinction. Wetlands are quickly disappearing from the American landscape along with those species endemic to them. Distribution & Occurrence Top State Range California Habitat Occurs in vernal pools ... : Higher plants of California. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1400p. Smith, J.P. ; Berg, K. 1988. California native plant society's inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of ...
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CPC Plant Profile - National Collection of Endangered Plants
... that has had time to weather. Serpentine barren habitat supports a great variety of endemic plants, many of which are sensitive or rare (in Daniel and Fox 1999). Serpentine soil ... Hickman, J.C. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1400p. Meinke, R.J. 1982. Threatened and Endangered Vascular Plants of Oregon: An Illustrated Guide. Portland, ...
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