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Ferocactus Fordii
''Ferocactus fordii'' is a species of succulent plant in the family Cactus, Cactaceae, commonly known as Ford's barrel cactus, Endemism, endemic to the Baja California peninsula, Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. It is spherical, growing to in diameter, with whitish-grey radial spines and solitary flowers of a deep rose pink, in diameter. Description ''Ferocactus fordii'' var. ''fordii'' is a relatively small in stature barrel cactus that is usually less than tall. It is characterized by simple, depressed globose to short-cylindric stems with 21 ribs. Each areole has around 21 Thorns, spines, and prickles, spines, with 4 stout, flattened, and gray-colored central spines arranged in the pattern of a cross. The flowers are orchid to rose purple and appear from March to April, and mature into oval fruits that are pink to yellow. Taxonomy Infrataxa * ''Ferocactus fordii'' var. ''fordii'' – The Autonym (botany), autonymic Infraspecific name, infraspecies, ranging from San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Russell Orcutt
Charles Russell Orcutt or C.R. Orcutt (born 27 April 1864 in Hartland, Vermont; died in Haiti 25 August 1929) was a noted naturalist sometimes called "cactus man" because on many expeditions he found new species of cacti. He was active in the San Diego Society of Natural History, promoting the foundation of a local natural history museum, now the San Diego Natural History Museum. He edited the ''American Botanist'' (1898-1900), ''American Plants'' (1907-1910), and ''Western Scientist'' (1884-1919) and in his collecting work, made contributions to the fields of botany and malacology. Biography Orcutt was the eldest of five children of Herman Chandler Orcutt and Eliza Eastin Gray Orcutt. In 1879, the Orcutt family moved to San Diego, where his father, a horticulturalist, opened a nursery near the ruins of the San Diego Mission de Alcalá. Orcutt worked with his father, collecting plant specimens in the San Diego area and Baja California. He traveled there with Charles Christopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal entities which comprise the 31 States of Mexico. It is also the ninth-largest Mexican state in terms of area. Before becoming a state on 8 October 1974, the area was known as the ''El Territorio Sur de Baja California'' ("South Territory of Lower California"). It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico, and occupies the southern half of the Baja California Peninsula, south of the 28th parallel, plus the uninhabited Rocas Alijos in the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered to the north by the state of Baja California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by the Gulf of California. The state has maritime borders with Sonora and Sinaloa to the east, across the Gulf of California. The state is home to the tourist resorts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Plant Names Index
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) describes itself as "a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and lycophytes." Coverage of plant names is best at the rank of species and genus. It includes basic bibliographical details associated with the names. Its goals include eliminating the need for repeated reference to primary sources for basic bibliographic information about plant names. The IPNI also maintains a list of standardized author abbreviations. These were initially based on Brummitt & Powell (1992), but new names and abbreviations are continually added. Description IPNI is the product of a collaboration between The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Index Kewensis), The Harvard University Herbaria (Gray Herbarium Index), and the Australian National Herbarium ( APNI). The IPNI database is a collection of the names registered by the three cooperating institutions and they work towards standardizing the information. The stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla San Martín
Isla San Martín is an island in the Pacific Ocean west of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Ensenada Municipality. Biology Isla San Martín has six species of reptiles: ''Anniella geronimensis'' (Baja California legless lizard), '' Diadophis punctatus'' (ring-necked snake), '' Elgaria multicarinata'' (southern alligator lizard), ''Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha'' (coast night snake), ''Pituophis catenifer :''Common name: Pacific gopher snake, coast gopher snake, western gopher snake, Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. . (''Pit ...'' (gopher snake), and '' Uta stansburiana'' (common side-blotched lizard). Formerly, the San Martin Island woodrat lived on the island, until it became extinct due to predation by feral cats. References *http://herpatlas.sdnhm.org/places/overview/isla-san-mart%C3%ADn/42/1/ * {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrero Negro
Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur (BCS). It had a population of 14,316 in the 2015 census. The town is served by Guerrero Negro Airport. Whale Festival The town has a celebration each year to hail the annual arrival of the gray whales that calve in the lagoons of Baja California Sur (BCS). This festival occurs during the first half of February. The port of San Blas, also in BCS, has a similar festival on February 24 and 25. Saltworks operation Guerrero Negro was founded in 1957 when Daniel Ludwig built a salt works there to supply the demand of salt in the western United States. The salt mine was established around the Ojo de Liebre coastal lagoon to take advantage of its strong salinity. This company, called Exportadora de Sal, S.A., of C.V. ("Salt Exporters, Inc."), eventually became the greatest salt mine in the world, with a production of seven million tons of salt per year, expor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferocactus Fordii Borealis 317936878
''Ferocactus'' is a genus of large barrel-shaped cacti, mostly with large spines and small flowers. There are about 30 species included in the genus. They are found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Description The young specimens are columnar but as they grow older ribs form and they take on a barrel form. Most of the species are solitary but some, such as '' Ferocactus robustus'' and '' F. glaucescens'', have clustering habits. The flowers are pink, yellow, red or purple depending on the species, and the petals sometimes have a stripe of a darker colour. Habitat They are desert dwellers and can cope with some frost and intense heat. The typical habitat is hot and very arid, and the plants have adapted to exploit water movement to concentrate their biomass in areas where water is likely to be present. Like ''Sclerocactus'', ''Ferocactus'' typically grow in areas where water flows irregularly or depressions where water can accumulate for short period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla Natividad
Isla Natividad is an island in the Pacific Ocean 6 km west off Punta Eugenia, the northwestern headland of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. 200 meters off its northwestern end lies Roca María at , with an area of 0.074 km2. Isla Natividad is separated from the mainland at Punta Eugenia by Canal de Dewey (Dewey's Channel), and from Cedros Island ( Baja California), which is 15 km to the north, by Canal de Keller (Canal Kellett). The island is part of Bahía Tortugas ''delegación'' of Mulegé municipality. It is 8.655 km2 in area. At the 2001 census, the island had a population of 384, centered in Natividad, a community of abalone, lobster, and clam fishermen, at the southeastern end (). Connection to the mainland is facilitated by an airstrip. There is a lighthouse in the northern part. Geography and ecology It has steep rocky shores fringed by rocks and kelp except for a small sandy beach towards the mainland. The island is barren and hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomen Nudum
In taxonomy, a ''nomen nudum'' ('naked name'; plural ''nomina nuda'') is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate description. This makes it a "bare" or "naked" name, which cannot be accepted as it stands. A largely equivalent but much less frequently used term is ''nomen tantum'' ("name only"). In zoology According to the rules of zoological nomenclature a ''nomen nudum'' is unavailable; the glossary of the ''International Code of Zoological Nomenclature'' gives this definition: And among the rules of that same Zoological Code: In botany According to the rules of botanical nomenclature a ''nomen nudum'' is not validly published. The glossary of the ''International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants'' gives this definition: The requirements for the diagnosis or description are covered by articles 32, 36, 41, 42, and 44. ''Nomina nud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferocactus Gracilis
''Ferocactus gracilis'', the fire barrel cactus, is a species of Ferocactus from Northwestern Mexico. This cactus gets its common name from the striking red coloration of its defensive spines and flowers. Description ''Ferocactus gracilis'' is a solitary cactus that grows up to 3 meters tall, with cylindrical or spherical stems reaching heights of up to and diameters of . It has deep green stems with 16 to 24 slightly tuberculated ribs. The areoles are light gray bearing 7 to 13 central spines that are red, flattened, and up to long, with a slightly curved to hook-shaped yellow tip. Additionally, there are eight to twelve white radial spines, occasionally twisted and around long. The plant blooms in spring to early summer, producing funnel-shaped flowers with a purple-red midvein and red,yellow to white margins, reaching lengths of up to and diameters of . The elongated yellow fruits are about long and do not open at a basal pore. The seeds are round, black, shiny, and measur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferocactus Chrysacanthus
''Ferocactus chrysacanthus'', commonly known as the Cedros barrel cactus, is an Endangered species, endangered species of cactus Endemism, endemic to the islands of Cedros Island, Cedros and Islas San Benito, West San Benito off the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico. Description It is a solitary-stemmed barrel cactus with a globose to short cylindrical shape, and grows to tall and 30 centimeters in diameter, with around 21 tuberous ribs. The spines can be white, yellow, red, or occasionally gray. It has approximately 10 central spines that are flattened, occasionally curved like a hook, and can grow up to 5 centimeters long. It also has 4 to 12 or more radiating marginal spines, usually white and needle-like, sometimes bristle-like. The yellow to orange flowers bloom from June to July, and mature into yellow fruits. The bell-shaped flowers are red, yellow, or orange, reaching lengths of up to 4.5 centimeters and diameters of 4 centimeters. Its yellow fruits, up to 3 centi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punta Abreojos
() NGIA (2004) is a fishing town in Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is located at the entrance to , a Biosphere Reserve which is frequently visited by pods of grey whales. Rains (2006) An isolated hill, high, rises a few miles behind the town, and is a conspicuous landmark for sailors. Several lighthouses are situated near the town. was named by Francisco de Bolaños, whose expedition reached the headland, but no further. Myers (2004), pp. 209, 226. ' means "open your eyes", and refers to the treacherous sailing conditions, with many rocks and reefs. Myers (2004), pp. 209, 378. is reached by a long road with few features of interest. Palmerlee (2007) It comprises 500 houses, some grocery stores, an airstrip, a fish packing plant, a hardware store, churches, schools and a medical clinic. The town's main economic output is in fishing for California spiny lobster and abalone. See also * Punta Abreojos Airstrip *History of the west coast of North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Edmund Lindsay
George Edmund Lindsay (1916 – 2002) was an American botanist, naturalist, and museum director. From 1956 to 1963, he was director of the San Diego Natural History Museum and served as Director of the California Academy of Sciences from 1963 to 1982. At both institutions, Lindsay led research field expeditions to the islands in the Sea of Cortez (Vermilion Sea and Gulf of California) found between the Baja California Peninsula and mainland Sonora, Mexico. These expeditions relied on the Vermilion Sea Field Station at Bahia del Los Angeles as their base of operations, which he facilitated and organized. He was active in transnational conservation efforts to protect the islands as biodiversity sanctuaries in the Gulf of California. Biography Lindsay was born in Los Angeles County, in Pomona, California, on August 17, 1916, to orchardists Alice H. Foster and Charles W. Lindsay. He attended Chaffey Junior College (in Ontario, California) and San Diego State College before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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