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Long-tubed iris on Humboldt Trail, Upper Bidwell Park, Robert Fischer.
The Real Dirt: Article

California Native Plant Society

July 22, 2022
California is host to almost 7000 species of native plants, more than any other state. About 40% of those species are found only in California. In fact, California is more species-rich than most other places on Earth.
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photo by Kathy Low
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Eating to Extinction

July 22, 2022
Of the roughly six thousand different plants once consumed by human beings, only nine remain major staples today. Just 3 of these rice, wheat, and corn provide 50 percent of all our calories.
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Bug Squad: Article

No 'Brotherly Love' for California Sister

July 21, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It definitely wasn't a case of "brotherly love" when a predator--maybe a bird or a praying mantis--grabbed the California Sister in our pollinator garden. The butterfly, Adelpha bredowii californica, didn't survive.
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