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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 is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, including official trees of the following of the states, of the federal district, and of the territories. State federal district
The eastern white pine was adopted as an official emblem of the province through the Arboreal Emblem Act, 1984. [15] The tree species is found throughout Ontario. It is the tallest tree in the province and can live over 250 years. Known as "the Tree of Great Peace" by the Haudenosaunee First Nations of Southern Ontario. The eastern white pine ...
California red-legged frog Rana draytonii: 2014 [2] Animal: California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus: 1958 Bat: Pallid bat. Antrozous pallidus. 2024 [3] Bird: California quail Callipepla californica: 1931 [4] Colors: Blue and gold Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the ...
This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more trees as their national trees. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status.
Ontario trillium emblem on an Ottawa courthouse sign. The white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) serves as the official flower and emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is an official symbol of the Government of Ontario. The large white trillium is the official wildflower of Ohio. [101]
Quercus agrifolia, the California live oak, [3] or coast live oak, is an evergreen [4] live oak native to the California Floristic Province.Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding young leaves and shedding dead leaves simultaneously rather than dropping dead leaves en masse in the autumn like a true deciduous tree. [5]
It has oval to egg-shaped, sharply toothed, dull green leaves which are 1.4–3 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches) long [3] and 1–2 cm (1 ⁄ 2 –1 in) broad, leathery on their top surfaces and somewhat hairy underneath. Male and female catkins grow on the same plant, blooming as at the leaves unfurl. [3]