Riverside in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Webber Memorial Cycad Collection

Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 23, 2022

1. Webber Memorial Cycad Collection Marker

Inscription. University of California Centennial Planting in honor of Herbert John Webber who in 1897 discovered and described motile sperms in the Family Cycadaceae

Erected 1968 by University of California.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1968.

Location. 33° 58.377′ N, 117° 19.531′ W. Marker is in Riverside, California, in Riverside County. It can be reached from Eucalyptus Drive west of Picnic Hill Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Riverside CA 92507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: University Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Oroblanco Grapefruit Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Citrus Experiment Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Philip Brett (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mary D. Nichols (approx. 0.9 miles away); Isidore and Marie Claire Camou (approx. one mile away); Farm House Motel (approx. one mile away); Weber House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 23, 2022

2. Webber Memorial Cycad Collection Marker

Marker is next to the tree in the center of image.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 25, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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