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Torreya californica is a species of conifer endemic to California, occurring in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is commonly known as California torreya or California nutmeg tree [2] (although not closely related to true nutmeg). It is one of only two species of genus Torreya that are native to North America.
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Nutmeg is the spice made by grinding the seed of the fragrant nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) into powder.The spice has a distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm, slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavor many kinds of baked goods, confections, puddings, potatoes, meats, sausages, sauces, vegetables, and such beverages as eggnog.
The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub.
Ripe seeds of Torreya taxifolia †Torreya clarnensis has been described from Middle Eocene fossils found in the Clarno Formation of Central Oregon, United States. [10] Leafy branch fossils of †Torreya bilinica are known from Oligocene strata of Zichov near Bílina, Czech Republic, early Miocene deposits of Güvem central Anatolia, Turkey and late Miocene deposits of Spain.
Extreme drought and bark beetles now threaten California's Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to Methuselah, a 4,853-year-old bristlecone pine.
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It was transported from Hawaii. Some short-lived trees were also grown near the Salton Sea. [1] It appears that the slightly inland areas of Southern California may offer more favorable conditions than the coastline. In addition to the ones mentioned above, there have also been videos of palms in Santa Ana [5] and Del Mar. [6]