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Astragalus agnicidus, a species of milkvetch found only in Mendocino and Humboldt counties; Cupressus pygmaea, a species of cypress tree found only in Mendocino and Sonoma counties; Lewisia stebbinsii, a flowering purslane found only in Mendocino and Trinity counties
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
This list includes most of the more common plants to be found on the Modoc National Forest in California, USA as well as plants of some particular note, especially rare plants known or suspected to occur there. If you click on the genus, you will be taken to the page for the genus only; you must click on the specific epithet to be taken to the ...
Rivers of Mendocino County, California (2 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Natural history of Mendocino County, California" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Mendocino pygmy forest in Mendocino County, California, for example, is an oligotrophic community caused by podzolized (nutrient-poor, highly acidic) soils. The forest flora is dominated by dwarfed bishop pine, bolander pine (a variety of shore pine), and Cupressus pygmaea. Bishop pine occurs in both dwarfed and full size form, the latter being ...
Though long extirpated from the state, the grizzly bear remains the official state mammal of California. This is a list of mammals in California, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) monitors certain species and subspecies of special concern. These are mammals whose ...
Mendocino County (/ ˌ m ɛ n d ə ˈ s iː n oʊ / ⓘ; Mendocino, Spanish for "of Mendoza") [6] is a county located on the North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census , the population was 91,601. [ 7 ]
The Mendocino Range is home to a wide variety of interesting plant and animal species, including elk, black bear, coho and Chinook salmon, steelhead, coastal cutthroat trout, marbled murrelet, northern spotted owl, bald eagle, and large communities of sword fern and other unique rainforest species. It contains several large protected forested ...