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California Native Plants for the Garden, Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien, Cachuma Press; California Native Trees and Shrubs, Lee W. Lenz, Rancho Santa Ana; Ceanothus, David Fross and Dieter Wilken, Timber Press; Complete Guide to Native Perennials of California, Glenn Keator, Chronicle Books
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 ...
The nectar and pollen of the flowers is toxic to honeybees, [3] so the trees should not be planted near apiaries. [5] When the shoots are small and leaves are new, they are lower in toxins and are grazed by livestock and wildlife. [6] The flowers are a rich nectar source for many species of butterflies, [7] and squirrels and chipmunks consume ...
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
This order mostly belongs to tropical areas, with limited presence in subtropical and temperate regions. The order includes shrubs and trees, together with many herbs and climbers. One major characteristic of the Cucurbitales is the presence of unisexual flowers, mostly pentacyclic, with thick pointed petals (whenever present). [2]
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.
Children from Kibbutz Beit Alfa on Mount Gilboa, circa 1935. Beit Alfa (Hebrew: בֵּית אַלְפָא; also Beit Alpha, Bet Alpha and Bet Alfa) is a kibbutz in the Northern District of Israel, founded in 1922 by immigrants from Poland. [2] Located at the base of the Gilboa ridge, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council ...
Frangula californica is a shrub 0.9–3.7 metres (3–12 ft) tall. [7] It is variable in form across subspecies.In favorable conditions the plant can develop into a small tree over 3.7 m (12 ft) tall. [3]