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Rare and Endemic Plants of San Bruno Mountain

March 25, 2017 at 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UTC-8

Doug Allshouse and David Nelson present an intriguing look at the striking diversity of plant life on much-praised San Bruno Mountain, our neighbor. Find out just how different their herbs and shrubs are from San Pedro Valley Park, even though there are definite similarities. For instance, we both have the rare Montara Mt. manzanita and brittle leaf manzanita, but they also have 3 other species of these red-barked plants, two of which are endemic to “their” Mountain.

 

Doug, who is self-taught,  has been hiking and studying these “mountains” for 32 years, and writes a natural history journal on this complex “range” for the Yerba Buena CNPS newsletter.  David has been an amateur naturalist since his college days, at times teaching nature classes.  As an amateur photographer, he has taken thousands of photos of life on San Bruno.

Doug Allshouse and David Nelson are now writing a book on the natural history of this famous mountain, which will be published by the CNPS.

 

Details

Date:
March 25, 2017
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UTC-8

Venue

San Pedro Valley Park Visitor Center
600 Oddstad Blvd
Pacifica, 94044 United States
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