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		Baeocystin on July 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Plants that are signs of former human settlements The mustard blooms in spring here in California are closely tied to Spanish mission settlements. Here's a bit of local history, for those of us in the Bay Area. https://gilroydispatch.com/the-mustard-king-of-san-juan-baut...

hinkley on July 27, 2023 | [–]

I think I heard somewhere that when the Hopi drove out the Spanish missionaries they kept their fruit trees.

goodcharles on July 27, 2023 | [–]

In Big Sur you can find prickly pears and sweet lemon trees at old homesteads.

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