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Results for the life history and reproductive data show that the highest mortality in both species occurs at the seedling stage. Loss of potential seed, for both species, was highest at the bud and capsule stage. Arctomecon californica was found to be reproductively self-incompatible, while A. merriamii was able to self-pollinate. Results from the vegetative and soil data show that the vegetation where both species were present was very different from sites where Arctomecon did not occur, and that the vegetative associates were not the same as the surrounding Mojave Desert vegetation. Soil results show differences in many components, most notably sulfur and calcium content. 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