Conifer

Incense Cedar

• Incense grows around 2,000-7,000 feet

• Needles are small and flat• 50-150 feet in height• 2-7 feet in diameter

Jeffrey Pine• 82- 130 feet tall• Needles grow 4-9 inches• Stretches from Southern Oregon to

Baja Mexico, but found mostly in Sierra Nevadas.

Valley Grassland

California ground squirrel It is gray and light brownBody head to toe is about a foot and tail adds on 6 more inchesLike to burrow underground

Shadscale Scrub

Sage BrushAlso known as Artemisia tridentata.Usually 2-5 feet tallStrong smell when wet

Alkali salt brushFound near Bakersfield, CAFoliage color is silverLive in extreme drought

Leonotis nepetifoliaFound these near shrub outside of Huron, CaIt lives in high alkaline soilCan go with out water for weeks

Riparian

MallardOne of the most easily recognized ducksFeeds on seed and tubers of plantsGrows to be about 2.5 pounds