fulgens

These included Salvia patens (a blue flowering member of the mint family) which became the ancestor of modern bedding salvias, the red-flowering Fuchsia fulgens, ancestor of a very large number of Fuchsia cultivars, and the red-flowering Zauschneria californica, commonly known as California fuchsia.

Did you know? Many common garden flowers originated in Mexico. 2008

These included Salvia patens (a blue flowering member of the mint family) which became the ancestor of modern bedding salvias, the red-flowering Fuchsia fulgens, ancestor of a very large number of Fuchsia cultivars, and the red-flowering Zauschneria californica, commonly known as California fuchsia.

Did you know? Many common garden flowers originated in Mexico. 2008

Red panda (Ailurus fulgens), Northeastern Himalayas, China.

Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests 2008

Bryophytes are abundant and include Dumortiera hirsuta and Phyllogonium fulgens.

Santa Marta montane forests 2008

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is among the rarer mammals represented in the nominated area.

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, China 2008

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens, EN), a relative of the giant panda, lives in the oak, bamboo, and rhododendron forests of the Hengduan Mountains.

Biological diversity in the mountains of Southwest China 2008

The Nujiang Nature Reserve (3,754 km2) contains a similar breadth of forest habitat and supports red pandas (Ailurus fulgens), musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) and other Himalayan forest species.

Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests 2008

The ecoregion harbors several threatened species, including the endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens), takin (Budorcas taxicolor), serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), and particolored squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger).

Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests 2008

Thickets of medium to small-statured bamboo also grow here and provide a critical food resource for both giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) and red pandas (Ailurus fulgens).

Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests 2008

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens, EN), a smaller relative of the giant panda, is also found in this hotspot.

Biological diversity in the mountains of Southwest China 2008