On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>wrote: > One factor that isn't being added to the discussion of water > availability for plants is snowmelt. Plenty of bulbous plants grow in > the foothills of high mountains... These areas would typically be considered alpine or sub-alpine as opposed to Mediterranean. These terms are open to broad interpretation as this discussion demonstrates. Randy Monterey Bay Area of California