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Pyrus Fusca
''Malus fusca'', with the common names Oregon crabapple and Pacific crabapple, is a species of crabapple native to western North America. Description ''Malus fusca'' is a deciduous tree growing up to tall, with a trunk thick. The leaves are long, dark green above, and both pale and fibrous beneath; they turn bright orange to red in autumn. The flowers are white or pale pink, blooming in spring. The fruits are small round apple-shaped pomes, about long and from red to yellow-green in colour. They may stay on the tree until winter. The trees can reach at least 100 years of age. Taxonomy Archibald Menzies described the species in 1792 after finding it near today's Port Angeles, Washington. Distribution and habitat The species can be found from Alaska, through British Columbia, to northwestern California. It grows in temperate coniferous forest, primarily in the Cascade Range and the Pacific Coast Ranges. The tree can grow in a variety of maritime conditions, its rootstock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge is located on Humboldt Bay, on the California North Coast near the cities of Eureka and Arcata. The refuge exists primarily to protect and enhance wetland habitats for migratory water birds using the bay area, including tens of thousands of shorebirds, ducks, geese, swans, and the black brant. Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, along with other public and private lands around Humboldt Bay, is one of the key stopovers for the millions of migratory birds that rely on the Pacific Flyway. More than 200 bird species, including 80 kinds of water birds and four endangered species, regularly feed, rest, or nest on the refuge or other areas around the bay. Ecology The bay provides habitat for approximately 100 species of fish, many of which contribute to sport or commercial fisheries, and provides habitat for fish including steelhead, coho, and Chinook salmon. During the spring, the bay's eelgrass beds are a key staging area for brant goose prior t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |