Word: californica
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...Reader Needham wins his bet (score at press time: one letter), it will not be because he is correct. TIME's poppy is the tamed Eschscholtzia californica...
...trap of Darlingtonia californica (also native to Oregon) is a typical "pitfall" among leaves that resembles a hooded cobra. The plant thrives on insects and might also get along on sausages -if they were properly prepared...
...California tortoise shell (Aglais californica) has several black spots on its tawny wings. It is a member of the Nymphalidae, largest family of butterflies, which contains over 5,000 species. They are great travelers, but unlike some of their cousins, tortoise shells migrate only at intervals of six or seven years. Migrations may be in any direction in which there is food. Usually only a small portion of the butterflies in a region join a migration. Those who leave do not return...
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