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The California Floristic Province is one of only five areas with a Mediterranean-type climate in the world. This hotspot contains a wide variety of ecosystems, including sagebrush steppe, prickly pear shrubland, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, juniper-pine woodland, redwood forests, coastal dunes, and salt marshes. Today, about 25 per cent of the original vegetation remains in more or less pristine condition. The region has a very high level of endemic plants, more than 20 endemic amphibians and 10 endemic bird species, including the endanged Californian condor.
Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, California, USA, December 2012.
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Jouan Rius / Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, California, USA, December 2012.
Giant Coast Redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) canopy. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California. Nov 2002.
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Tim Laman / Giant Coast Redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) canopy. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California. Nov 2002.
Redwood sorrel {Oxalis oregana} flowering on forest floor beneath Coast Giant redwood trees {Sequoia sempervirens} Humboldt State Park, California, USA
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Michael Hutchinson / Redwood sorrel {Oxalis oregana} flowering on forest floor beneath Coast Giant redwood trees {Sequoia sempervirens} Humboldt State Park, California, USA
California Fan Palm trees {Washingtonia} with the sun shining through the top leaves, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
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Kirkendall-Spring / California Fan Palm trees {Washingtonia} with the sun shining through the top leaves, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) NM, California, USA Granite Boulders.
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Doug Wechsler / Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) NM, California, USA Granite Boulders.
Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) in bloom amongst Giant Sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and two Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks, USA. June. Veolia Environn...
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Floris van Breugel / Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) in bloom amongst Giant Sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and two Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks, USA. June. Veolia Environn...
Roosevelt Elk herd grazing in meadow {Cervus elaphus roosevelti} Redwood NP, California, USA
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Michael Hutchinson / Roosevelt Elk herd grazing in meadow {Cervus elaphus roosevelti} Redwood NP, California, USA
East Anacapa Island's Inspiration Point with a view of Middle and West Anacapa Islands and Santa Cruz Island with Tickseed (Coreopsis sp) blooming in foreground, Channel Island National Park, Californ...
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Kirkendall-Spring / East Anacapa Island's Inspiration Point with a view of Middle and West Anacapa Islands and Santa Cruz Island with Tickseed (Coreopsis sp) blooming in foreground, Channel Island National Park, Californ...
Lupins (Lupinus sp) flowering on a hillside in Spring, California, USA, April 2010
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Floris van Breugel / Lupins (Lupinus sp) flowering on a hillside in Spring, California, USA, April 2010
Morning sun rays breaking through the tree trunks, of Redwood National Park, California, USA. June 2008.
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Floris van Breugel / Morning sun rays breaking through the tree trunks, of Redwood National Park, California, USA. June 2008.
A grove of Giant Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) after snow storm. Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park, California. December 2008.
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Floris van Breugel / A grove of Giant Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) after snow storm. Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park, California. December 2008.
Gap in trunk created by fire in Coastal Giant redwood tree {Sequoia sempervirens} Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, USA
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Michael Hutchinson / Gap in trunk created by fire in Coastal Giant redwood tree {Sequoia sempervirens} Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, USA