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The Tiburon mariposa lily (Calochortus tiburonensis) is a rare and endangered flower found only a single hill in the San Francisco Bay area. This single site where it occurs is surrounded by developed areas for housing and recreation but the ridge where it grows is protected and maintained by Marin county open space district. Despite being so near San Francisco this species was only described in 1973, its small distribution and the fact that it only flowers for a few weeks each year may explain how it remained unknown for so long.

The Tiburon mariposa lily (Calochortus tiburonensis) is a rare and endangered flower found only a single hill in the San Francisco Bay area. This single site where it occurs is surrounded by developed areas for housing and recreation but the ridge where it grows is protected and maintained by Marin county open space district. Despite being so near San Francisco this species was only described in 1973, its small distribution and the fact that it only flowers for a few weeks each year may explain how it remained unknown for so long.

Triphosa haesitata, the tissue moth, spends the day on a cave wall in Santa Cruz county, California.