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The Vascular Flora Of Greater San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico, Sula E. Vanderplank
The Vascular Flora Of Greater San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico, Sula E. Vanderplank
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The plants of San Quintín (Baja California, Mexico) were documented through intensive fieldwork and the collection of herbarium specimens to create a checklist of species. This region is home to a diverse flora with high levels of local endemism and many rare plants. The flora documented in this study was compared to historical records from the region and shows the impact of agriculture and urbanization on the plants, including several extirpated species. A study of the perennial vegetation using a 1 km grid provides species distribution data for 140 native species, which were assessed to highlight areas of significant species …