Santa Catalina Island Endemics

Santa Catalina Island Ironwood

Lyonothamnus Floribundus Floribundus

20,000 years ago, Santa Catalina Island Ironwood (aka Lyonothamnus Floribundus Floribundus), a unique sub species of ironwood tree, grew abundantly on the mainland. Now, Santa Catalina Island Ironwood tree (Lyonothamnus Floribundus Floribundus) exists nowhere else in the world but Santa Catalina Island. 

Santa Catalina Island Mahogany

Cerocarpus traskiae

Santa Catalina Island Mahogany (aka Cerocarpus traskiae) is the rarest of the Santa Catalina Island endemics. Only 7 of these small Santa Catalina Island Mahogany shrubs or trees occur naturally in a single canyon.

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