Native California Plant Rediscovered at Vandenberg Space Force Base
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden And California Native Plant Society announced the re- discovery of a rare California native...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden And California Native Plant Society announced the re- discovery of a rare California native plant. This plant is called the Santa Ynez groundstar and is a ground-breaking re-discovery. It was first discovered in 1929 and then again in 1995. For 3 decades, scientists looking for the tiny plant came back empty handed. The groundstar is about the size of a penny, and there's only a few of them in existence. Scientists recently found the plant again on Vandenberg Space Force Base.