Introduction to California Soils and Plants Water Seeds are sought after by

Seeds are sought after by birds and chipmunks

San Gabriel Mtns

waxy leaves and bright yellow flowers make this plant unmistakeable in our local foothills

Prefers good drainage

Large herbivorous animals in particular have caused considerable damage

Introduction to California Soils and Plants Water Seeds are sought after byCarnivorous pitcher plants, pygmy conifers, and the Tiburon jewel flower, restricted to a small patch of serpentine soil on Tiburon Peninsula in Marin County, are just a few of California's many amazing endemic plantsspecies that are unique to particular locales. California boasts an abundance of endemic plants precisely because it also boasts the richest geologic diversity of any place in North America, perhaps in the world. In lively prose, Arthur