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Mr. Fazio's Plant Collection: Desert Fan Palm
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Mr Fazio's Plant Collection. Saturday, April 2, 2011. April 1st, 2011. Descanso Gardens in the California Garden. Found in arid regions growing in groves near streams, seeps, and springs. Is the only palm native to the Western United States, including California, Arizona, and Nevada. The Desert Fan Palm provides an important habitat for orioles, woodpeckers and yellow bats. The palm oasis are also important to bighorn sheep and coyotes because they provide a consistent supply of water.
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Mr. Fazio's Plant Collection: Oregon Grape
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Mr Fazio's Plant Collection. Sunday, April 3, 2011. April 1st, 2011. Gardens in the California Garden. Found on rocky slopes in chaparral and yellow pine forests. At elevations of 3,000' to 6,000'. Native to California but also found outside, confined to Western North America. Native Americans used B. aquifolium. Wildflowers.org - University of Texas at Austin. Net - Wildflowers and Other Plants of Southern California. View my complete profile. Links to Information on California Plants.
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Mr. Fazio's Plant Collection: Bird of Paradise
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Mr Fazio's Plant Collection. Sunday, April 3, 2011. March 29, 2008. In a planter near the California Science Center. It is a common garden plant in gardens across Southern California. It grows best in partial shade and organic soils with good drainage. Is not native to California, it is actually native to South Africa. Even though the Bird of Paradise is not a native to Los Angeles, it is the official flower of the city. View my complete profile. Links to Information on California Plants.
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Mr. Fazio's Plant Collection: Canyon Dodder
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Mr Fazio's Plant Collection. Saturday, April 2, 2011. May 31st, 2009. Deukmejian Wilderness Park along the Le Mesnager trail. Common in the chaparral community, and in forested areas near streams, at evelation to 5,000'. Is native to California and Oregon. Colorado State University: Hordiculture. USDA: Natura Resources Conservation Service. Calflora: Wildflowers and other plants of Southern California. View my complete profile. Links to Information on California Plants. USDA- Plant Data base. Marscha A&#...
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Mr. Fazio's Plant Collection: Coulter Pine
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Mr Fazio's Plant Collection. Wednesday, April 6, 2011. April 1st, 2011. Descanso Gardens on the trail between the California Garden and the Camellia Garden. Grows in chaparral and lower montane coniferous forests. Seldom seen in in extensive pure stands. Often found on steep southern slopes and ridges between 500' and 7,00' feet. P couteri is native to Southern California and Northern Baja Mexico. It is also cultivated in Hawaii. Forest Service Plant Data Base. USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Mr. Fazio's Plant Collection: Coast Redwood
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Mr Fazio's Plant Collection. Saturday, April 2, 2011. April 1st, 2011. Descanso Gardens near the bird observatory station. Grows on moist coastal plains, near large streams or river deltas, and on moderate westerly slopes. The natural range of. Is a narrow coastal strip from the Southwest corner of Oregon to the Santa Lucia Mountains of Monterey County. N the late 1930's the native redwood was named California's state tree. Unfortunately there are two species ( Sequoia sempervirens. USDA- Plant Data base.
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Google Docs (shared folder). California Science Teacher (old site). The Great Backyard Bird Count. Quote of the Month. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.". Radio Lab Podcast- Memory. Edited by Marschal Fazio. Edited by Marschal Fazio. Edited by Marschal Fazio. Edited by Marschal Fazio. Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones. Edited by Marschal Fazio. As part of my continuing professional development I am collaborating with graduate students as part of the SEE-LA GK-12. University...