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Another variety, M. ioensis var. texana, or the Texas crabapple, is found only in a small region of central Texas. [3] The Iowa crab can grow up to 10 meters (35 feet) in height. It bears white or pink flowers in the summer and small apple-like berries in the fall. [4] Various wildlife consume the fruit. [5]
Hopkins' bioclimatic law states that in North America east of the Rockies, a 130-m (400-foot) increase in elevation, a 4° change in latitude North (444.48 km), or a 10° change in longitude East (two-thirds of a time zone) will cause a biological event to occur four days later in the spring or four days earlier in the fall. [1]
Castilleja, commonly known as paintbrush, Indian paintbrush, or prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial mostly herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, northern Asia, and one species as far west as the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia.
Fires continue to burn for a second week in the Los Angeles area, killing at least 27 people, destroying more than 12,000 structures and prompting evacuation orders for as many as 200,000 ...
California Fire Foundation: Provides support to families of firefighters. LA Fire Department Foundation : The LAFD Wildfire Emergency Fund provides current Los Angeles Fire Department workers with ...
Bay Area Rapid Transit service through the Transbay Tube was halted for a time, but has since resumed. Broken bottles are scattered on the floor inside E&J Liquors after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake ...
California's coastal prairies are the most species-rich grassland types in North America, with up to 26 species present per square meter. [1] They have been described in literature as "previously unrecognized biodiversity hotspots," and are also known to provide an array of essential services—for instance, carbon storage, water filtration, agriculture, and livestock farming. [2]
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