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This list of native plants is organized by elevational distribution ranges and their plant communities. Some plants with a broader altitudinal range are found listed in their predominant habitat elevation. All the plant species listed are native to the Sierra's foothills, valleys, and mountains.
The western and eastern Sierra Nevada have substantially different species of plants and animals, because the east lies in the rain shadow of the crest. The plants and animals in the east are thus adapted to much drier conditions. [4] The altitudes listed for the biotic zones are for the central Sierra Nevada.
Tahoe National Forest’s elevation ranges from 1,500 ft in the American River canyon to over 9,000 ft on top of mt. Lola along the Sierra Crest. [12] The vegetation zones include mountain chaparral, mixed conifer, red fir, and eastside sage-pine/brush. [13] Over 290 animal species inhabit Tahoe national forest along with over 1,000 plant species.
Alpine plants often have gray appearance from hairs covering the leaves, which reflect the intense sunlight, and protect from winds that cause high rates of water loss through transpiration. [4]: 224 Many Sierra Nevada alpine plants have reddish or whitish leaves to protect them from damage from intense ultraviolet radiation in the alpine zone.
Railway tracks (like roads and highways) are often colonized by non-native invasive species. In North America, such species include trees such as Ailanthus altissima, Paulownia tomentosa, Siberian Elm, and Norway Maple, and invasive non-woody plants such as Japanese Knotweed and Phragmites. The railway tracks provide corridors along which these ...
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway: ATSF: 1911 1923 N/A Carson and Colorado Railroad: SP: 1880 1892 Carson and Colorado Railway: Carson and Colorado Railway: SP: 1892 1905 Nevada and California Railway: Central Pacific Railroad: SP: 1862 1899 Central Pacific Railway: Central Pacific Railway: SP: 1899 1959 Southern Pacific Company: Deep ...
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This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Nevada Northern Railway #40 2009 Flora. Type Symbol Year Images Flower: Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)