Eastern Mojave Vegetation Fiscalini Ranch Preserve, San Luis Obispo County, California.
 
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Cambria has a mild climate and lots of resources from the ocean and land, making it a great place for people to live for more than 9,000 years. The Salinan and Northern Chumash Tribes, who are still here today, have ancestors who lived in this area. When the Spanish came, they brought farming and mining, which caused many people to move and changed local cultures. Later, the land became part of Rancho Santa Rosa, a Mexican land grant. The land was divided into smaller parts, and one of them became the Fiscalini Town Ranch. The Fiscalini family owned the Ranch for almost 100 years, raising dairy cows and then beef cattle. In 1979, it was sold, and different plans were made for development. But in 2000, the land was saved forever by a mix of public and private funding. Now, the Cambria Community Services District (the property owner) and the Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve (who protect it) work together to take care of the land.

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Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

  • TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
  • Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
  • Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Onagraceae

Taraxia ovata (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Small. Sun Cup (Obs)

Total number of taxa: 1
Native Taxa:
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Exotic Taxa:
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Nativity Undetermined:
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Listed Weeds:
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Date and time this article was prepared:8:31:41 PM, 4/21/2025.