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photo: east bay regional park district
Riparian Woodland
Occurring as narrow bands in the steep
mountainous ravines, broadly meandering
in the flatter lands, these wet stream
corridors stand in strong contrast to the
surrounding summer dry hills and ridges.
A specially adapted set of water loving
plants lines our local creeks and rivers.
photo: east bay regional park district
Redwood Forest
Considered by most ecologists
as a subset of the North
Coastal Forest, Redwood
Forest exists in a shallow
band across the Oakland and
Berkeley hills. Redwoods are
adapted to snag moisture
from the summer fog with
their leaves, which adds to
precipitation and soil moisture.
A distinctive group of
understory species is adapted
to the deep shade of the
redwood groves.
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Northern Coastal Scrub
(also known as “Soft Chaparral”) Often found close
to Coastal Prairie on west facing slopes of thin soil.
Northern Coastal Scrub is also influenced by marine
exposure, but is dominated by low shrubs.
photo: jane huber
For more information on California plant communities see: oRnduff, 1974, Introduction to cAlifornia Plant Life; Sawyer and Keeler-Wolfe, 1995,
A Manual of California Vegetation; Beidleman and Kozloff, 2003, Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region.
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