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The Los Angeles River (Spanish: Río de Los Ángeles), historically known as Paayme Paxaayt 'West River' by the Tongva and the Río Porciúncula 'Porciúncula River' by the Spanish, is a major river in Los Angeles County, California. Its headwaters are in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and it flows nearly 51 miles (82 km) from ...
As he details more than 150 species of L.A. flora and fauna — from native mountain lions to exotic earthworms, weeds that occur naturally and palm trees that, surprisingly, don’t — he evokes ...
Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita. Y. Little Kern Golden Trout. Oncorhynchus mykiss whitel. Y. Kern River Rainbow Trout. Oncorhynchus mykiss gilberti.
It is native to the Los Angeles River, Sacramento-San Joaquin, Pajaro-Salinas, Russian River, Clear Lake and upper Pit River river basins. It is predatory and reaches up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) in total length. [2] The species has been introduced into the Salt River, where it is considered an invasive species. [3]
Arundinaria is a genus of bamboo in the grass family the members of which are referred to generally as cane. [1][2] Arundinaria is the only bamboo native to North America, with a native range from Maryland south to Florida and west to the southern Ohio Valley and Texas. [3][4] Within this region Arundinaria canes are found from the Coastal ...
How the deluge of 1938 changed Los Angeles — and its river. Patt Morrison. February 28, 2023 at 7:00 AM. A salvage crew tries to dig out a gravel truck damaged by flooding along the Los Angeles ...
In 1993, The Jepson Manual estimated that California was home to 4,693 native species and 1,169 native subspecies or varieties, including 1,416 endemic species. A 2001 study by the California Native Plant Society estimated 6,300 native plants.
Arroyo chub. The arroyo chub (Gila orcuttii) is a species of cyprinid fish found only in the coastal streams of southern California, United States. The shape of the arroyo chub is somewhat chunky, with a deep body and thick, caudal peduncle. The eyes are larger than average for cyprinids. Coloration ranges from silver to gray to olive green ...