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Iris douglasiana, the Douglas iris, is a common wildflower of the coastal regions of Northern and Central California and southern Oregon in the United States. [2] It grows mainly at lower elevations, below 100 meters (330 ft), though it is occasionally found at heights of up to 1,000 meters (3,300 ft).
Iris chrysophylla Howell – yellow-leaved iris: northern California, southern Oregon Iris douglasiana Herb. – Douglas iris: Northern and Central California and southern Oregon Iris fernaldii R.C.Foster – Fernald's iris: Santa Cruz Mountains, and surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area. Iris hartwegii Baker – Hartweg's iris, rainbow iris ...
The Spanish called the Awaswas "the Santa Cruz people" and theirs became the main language spoken at the Mission Santa Cruz. The Franciscans named local tribes after saints. [ 2 ] During the era of Spanish missions in California , the Awaswas people's lives changed with the Mission Santa Cruz (founded in 1791) built in their territory.
The Mission of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross) is a replica Spanish Californian mission in Santa Cruz, California. Located on the San Lorenzo River floodplain [ 8 ] below what would later be named Mission Hill, the mission was founded on August 28, 1791, by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén , the successor to Father Junipero Serra .
In 1993, The Jepson Manual estimated that California was home to 4,693 native species and 1,169 native subspecies or varieties, including 1,416 endemic species. A 2001 study by the California Native Plant Society estimated 6,300 native plants.
Rancho Refugio was a 12,147-acre (49.16 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to María Candida, Jacinta, and María de los Angeles Castro. [1]
Chapel of the Mission Santa Cruz, reconstruction. Awaswas, or Santa Cruz, is one of eight Ohlone languages. It was historically spoken by the Awaswas people, an indigenous people of California. The last speaker of Awaswas died in the 19th century, and the language has been extinct ever since. [1]
Iris fernaldii, commonly known as Fernald's iris, is a species of iris endemic to western Northern California. It is native to the Inner and Outer North California Coast Ranges, such as the Santa Cruz Mountains, and surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area. It is found between 164–6,562 feet (50–2,000 m) in elevation.