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Lorandersonia
''Lorandersonia'', commonly called rabbitbush, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named for American botanist Loran Crittenden Anderson of Florida State University. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist /ref> * '' Lorandersonia baileyi'' (Wooton & Standl.) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – northern Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorandersonia Pulchella
''Lorandersonia'', commonly called rabbitbush, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named for American botanist Loran Crittenden Anderson of Florida State University. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist /ref> * '' Lorandersonia baileyi'' (Wooton & Standl.) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – northern Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorandersonia Microcephala
''Lorandersonia'', commonly called rabbitbush, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named for American botanist Loran Crittenden Anderson of Florida State University. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist /ref> * '' Lorandersonia baileyi'' (Wooton & Standl.) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – northern Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorandersonia Linifolia
''Lorandersonia'', commonly called rabbitbush, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named for American botanist Loran Crittenden Anderson of Florida State University. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist /ref> * '' Lorandersonia baileyi'' (Wooton & Standl.) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – northern Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorandersonia Baileyi
''Lorandersonia baileyi'' (Bailey's rabbitbrush), is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It was initially discovered in the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico in 1902, and has since been collected in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León. ''Lorandersonia baileyi'' is a branching shrub up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It has many small yellow flower heads, each with about 5 disc florets but no ray florets. See also *Vernon Orlando Bailey Vernon Orlando Bailey (1864–1942) was an American naturalist who specialized in mammalogy. He was employed by the Bureau of Biological Survey, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). His contributions to the Bureau of Biological Survey ... References External linksPhoto of herbarium specimen collected in Nuevo León Astereae Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of Mexico Plants described in 1913 {{Ast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorandersonia Peirsonii
''Tonestus peirsonii'' is a local-endemic species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Inyo tonestus, Peirson's serpentweed and Peirson's tonestus. Distribution The plant is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Eastern High Sierra Nevada, and the White Mountains across Owens Valley to the east, both within Inyo National Forest. It grows in mountain habitat in subalpine and alpine climates at 2900–3700 m, preferring rock talus or niches in granite cliffs. These images are from the original type location high in Rock Creek basin, Inyo County CA. Description ''Toiyabea peirsonii'' is a perennial herb producing a branching stem from a caudex and taproot unit, reaching up to about 20 centimeters tall and taking a clumpy form. The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long, variable in shape but usually broader toward the end, and with toothed edges. Dried remnants of leaves or flowers from previous years may be visible. The inflorescen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is the eighth most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The 2020 United States census enumerated the population of Colorado at 5,773,714, an increase of 14.80% since the 2010 United States census. The region has been inhabited by Native Americans and their ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly much longer. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major migration route for early peoples who spread throughout the Americas. "''Colorado''" is the Spanish adjective meaning "ruddy", the color of the Fountain Formation outcroppings found up and down the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, and on August 1, 1876, U.S. President Ulyss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresno County, California
Fresno County (), officially the County of Fresno, is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,008,654. The county seat is Fresno, the fifth-most populous city in California. Fresno County comprises the Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Fresno- Madera, CA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Central Valley, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained both Fresno County's and the entire Central Valley's water security. History The area now known as Fresno County was the traditional homeland of Yokuts and Mono peoples, and was later settled by Spaniards during a search for suitable mission sites. In 1846, this area became part of the United States as a result of the Mexican War. Fresno County was formed in 1856 from parts of Mariposa, Merced and Tulare counties. ''Fresno'' is Spanish for "ash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mono County, California
Mono County ( ) is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,195, making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The county seat is Bridgeport. The county is located east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. The only incorporated town in the county is Mammoth Lakes, which is located at the foot of Mammoth Mountain. Other locations, such as June Lake, are also famous as skiing and fishing resorts. Located in the middle of the county is Mono Lake, a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. The lake is located in a wild natural setting, with pinnacles of tufa arising out of the salty and alkaline lake. Also located in Mono County is Bodie, the official state gold rush ghost town, which is now a California State Historic Park. History Mono County was formed in 1861 from parts of Calaveras, Fresno and Mariposa counties. A portion of norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inyo County, California
Inyo County () is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The county seat is Independence. Inyo County is on the east side of the Sierra Nevada and southeast of Yosemite National Park in Central California. It contains the Owens River Valley; it is flanked to the west by the Sierra Nevada and to the east by the White Mountains and the Inyo Mountains. With an area of 10,192 square miles (26,397 km2), Inyo County is the second-largest county by area in California, after San Bernardino County. Almost one-half of that area is within Death Valley National Park. However, with a population density of 1.8 people per square mile, it also has the second-lowest population density in California, after Alpine County. History Present-day Inyo county has been the historic homeland for thousands of years of the Mono, Timbisha, Kawaiisu, and Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, most populous U.S. state and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated Administrative division, subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous Statistical area (United States), urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento, California, Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the List of largest California cities by population, most populous city in the state and the List of United States cities by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Nevada (U
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily in Nevada. The Sierra Nevada is part of the American Cordillera, an almost continuous chain of mountain ranges that forms the western "backbone" of the Americas. The Sierra runs north-south and its width ranges from to across east–west. Notable features include General Sherman, the largest tree in the world by volume; Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America; Mount Whitney at , the highest point in the contiguous United States; and Yosemite Valley sculpted by glaciers from one-hundred-million-year-old granite, containing high waterfalls. The Sierra is home to three national parks, twenty wilderness areas, and two national monuments. These areas include Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks; and Devils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,246. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. Its northern border is the Colorado state line. Rio Arriba County comprises the Española, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albuquerque- Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area. History The county was one of nine originally created for the Territory of New Mexico in 1852. Originally extending west to the California line, it included the site of present-day Las Vegas, Nevada. The county seat was initially sited at San Pedro de Chamita, and shortly afterwards at Los Luceros. In 1860 the seat was moved to Plaza del Alcalde. Since 1880 Tierra Amarilla has been the county seat. The Battle of Embudo Pass took place in the southern part of the county during the Mexican–American War in January 1847. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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