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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 ).
The name "cucumber tree" refers to the unripe fruit, which is green and often shaped like a small cucumber; the fruit matures to a dark red color and is 6–8 centimetres (2.4–3.1 in) long and 4 centimetres (1.6 in) broad, with the individual carpels splitting open to release the bright red seeds, 10–60 per fruit. The ripe fruit is a ...
Aesculus californica is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 4–12 m (13–39 ft) tall, with gray bark often coated with lichens and mosses.It typically is multi-trunked, with a crown as broad as it is high.
California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...
cucumber tree; cucumber magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 651 Magnolia ashei: ashe magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Magnolia fraseri: Fraser magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 655 Magnolia grandiflora: southern magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 652 Magnolia liliiflora: lily magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family ...
This is a list of varieties or cultivars of cucumber, a widely cultivated vine in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. The cucumber vine bears edible fruit. The cucumber vine bears edible fruit. A lemon cucumber
California's oldest tree, a Palmer's oak thought to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old, may be threatened by a proposed development, environmentalists say.
Cucumber tree (or cucumbertree) is a common name for several unrelated trees and may refer to: Averrhoa bilimbi, native to South-east Asia; Dendrosicyos socotranus, native to the island of Socotra. Kigelia africana, native to tropical Africa; Magnolia acuminata, native to the eastern United States and southern Canada