Missimer Wildflower Preserve: Difference between revisions

The '''Missimer Wildflower Preserve''' is a protected [[grassland]] in [[Napa County, California]] owned by the Land Trust of Napa County.{{r| Stromberg}} The preserve is situated on considerable [[serpentine soil]], leading to specially adapted [[California native plants|native plants]].<ref>{{Cite report|date=February 16, 2007|url=https://www.countyofnapa.org/DocumentCenter/View/7957/45-Biological-Resources-General-Plan-DEIR-PDF|title=General Plan Update - Draft Environmental Impact Report|pages=15 |section=4.5 Biological resources|publisher=County of Napa}}</ref> Situated within [[Snell Valley]], the preserve is noted for its [[biodiversity]] of [[flora]]. An example of native [[wildflower]]s in the [[Snell Creek]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]] is yellow mariposa lily, ''[[Calochortus luteus]]''.{{r|Hogan}}

<ref name="Hogan"> C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004094242/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=97686 ''Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg]</ref>

<ref name="Stromberg"> Mark R. Stromberg, Jeffrey D. Corbin and Carla Marie D'Antonio. 2007. ''California grasslands: ecology and management'', page 149, 390 pages</ref>