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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.
California root borers are considered an orchard pest. It has become a prominent pest of fruit trees in the Intermountain West region. The tunneling habits of the larvae can cause the death of infested trees. This can be caused directly, through girdling of the root cambium, or indirectly as the weakened host becomes susceptible to disease. [1]
The CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California is a botanical online database providing information on rare, threatened, and endangered California native plants. [1] [2] It is sponsored by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS). [2]
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; Veratrum fimbriatum, the fringed corn lily, a relative of the lily found only in Mendocino and Sonoma counties
California mantis (Stagmomantis californica) Like all mantids, the California mantis is carnivorous, consuming virtually any other insect it perceives as small enough to be eaten, including other members of its own species. Males and females come together to reproduce but otherwise the adults are strictly solitary.
University of California. 2021 "California Terrestrial and Vernal Pool Invertebrates of Conservation Priority". California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 June 2017 "Giant Isopod". Aquarium of the Pacific. 2023; Gordon Ramel. "The Invertebrate Phyla". "Intertidal Field Guide".
Aonidiella aurantii or red scale is an armored scale insect and a major pest of citrus. It is thought to be a native of South China [1] but has been widely dispersed by the agency of man through the movement of infected plant material. In the United States it is known as California red scale. It was first found in California between 1868 and ...
It is especially abundant, along with X. sonorina, in the Central Valley and in Southern California, including the Mojave Desert. They are agriculturally beneficial insects and pollinators of diverse California chaparral and woodlands and desert native plant species. [4] [5] This carpenter bee is active during hot seasons. Therefore, they are ...