The proportion of herbs in this region is significantly higher than trees and shrubs (Supplementary Fig. 6), probably resulting in an imbalance in “tree-shrub-herb” ecotypes and compositional instability in most local communities, but also reflecting the adaptive potential for herbs to speciate ...
Warming-induced phenological mismatch between trees and shrubs explains high-elevation forest expansion. Natl Sci. Rev. 10, nwad182 (2023). Article PubMed PubMed Central CAS Google Scholar Renner, S. S. & Zohner, C. M. Climate Change and Phenological Mismatch in Trophic Interactions Among ...
Cassia bakerianais a showy, semi-evergreen ornamental tree which drops its leaves in late winter and pushes new growth in early spring here in Southern California. Native to Myanmar and Thailand, it is surprisingly cool hardy with the chance to grow in a 9B zone here in California. I say ...