Where can you find a biodiversity hot spot in the United States?

1 Answer
Feb 8, 2017

Biodiversity hotspots in the US include the California Floristic Province, the Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands, and the North American Coastal Plain.

Explanation:

Biodiversity hotspots in the US include the California Floristic Province, the Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands , and the newly declared hotspot, the North American Coastal Plain.

North American Coastal Plane:
http://www.cepf.net/news/top_stories/Pages/Announcing-the-Worlds-36th-Biodiversity-Hotspot.aspx#.WJqUBmVq3Og

The other two biodiversity hotspots are shown below. The California Floristic Province extends from California to Oregon and the Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands is found in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
http://www.cepf.net/where_we_work/Pages/map.aspx#.WJqUs2Vq3Og
*Note that this map has not been updated to display the North American Coastal Plane