Difference between revisions of "Portal:Botanical"

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*[[Dudleya]]
*[[Dudleya]]
*''[[Dudleya traskiae]]'' Santa Barbara Island endemic <span style="color:#FF0000">(pic)</span>
*''[[Dudleya traskiae]]'' Santa Barbara Island endemic <span style="color:#FF0000">(pic)</span>
*''[[Dudleya virens subsp. virens]]'' San Clemente Island endemic <span style="color:#FF0000">(pic)</span>
*''[[Dudleya virens subsp. virens]]'' Catalina Island, San Clemente Island, Palos Verdes Hills; endemic to California <span style="color:#FF0000">(pic)</span>
*[[Elephant grass]]
*[[Elephant grass]]
*''[[Eriogonum giganteum var. compactum]]'' Santa Barbara Island endemic <span style="color:#FF0000">(pic)</span>
*''[[Eriogonum giganteum var. compactum]]'' Santa Barbara Island endemic <span style="color:#FF0000">(pic)</span>

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Endemic animals and plants are those which have evolved into a distinct form which is restricted in its distribution to a particular locality. Genetic isolation, such as that found on islands, is often a factor which contributes to a high degree of endemism. Two plants are endemic to the California Channel Islands at the genus level (Munzothmanus and Lyonothamnus). About 45 plants are endemic at the species level, as is the Santa Cruz Island jay.