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1025:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
207:Characteristic shrubs and subshrubs include:
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173:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
894:A Guide to Wildlife Habitats of California
86:Learn how and when to remove this message
1030:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
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517:Northern coastal scrub occurs along the
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49:This article includes a list of general
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27:Shrubland plant community of California
796:Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis
836:California coastal sage and chaparral
723:Los Angeles International Airport—LAX
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731:the Robert J. Bernard Field Station
475:Plant species that can be found in
1015:Natural history of Baja California
990:California chaparral and woodlands
892:In: Mayer KE and Laudenslayer WF.
815:Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
776:Polioptila californica californica
166:California chaparral and woodlands
55:it lacks sufficient corresponding
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743:Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
739:Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
547:. Characteristic shrubs include
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995:Plant communities of California
905:A Natural History of California
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536:The predominant plants are low
903:Schoenherr, Allan A. (1992).
772:coastal California gnatcatcher
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863:Torrey Pine: Pinus torreyana
974:Southern California species
964:text, images, species links
900:; de Becker, Sally. (1988).
798:), at only one site on the
792:Palos Verdes blue butterfly
737:. In San Diego County, the
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790:in the LAX dunes; and the
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427:Eriophyllum confertiflorum
415:Toxicodendron diversilobum
266:Eriophyllum confertifolium
118:Coastal sage scrub on the
102:Coastal sage scrub in the
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640:Vandenberg Air Force Base
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561:Eriodictyon californicum
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477:Maritime Succulent Scrub
380:Maritime Succulent Scrub
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272:Larger shrubs include:
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589:western blue-eyed grass
479:is coast prickly pear (
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281:Heteromeles arbutifolia
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923:Terrestrial Ecoregions
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462:Eriogonum fasciculatum
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330:southern coastal scrub
326:northern coastal scrub
246:Eriogonum fasciculatum
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320:Geographical subtypes
314:Hesperoyucca whipplei
216:Artemisia californica
193:Mediterranean climate
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421:Frangula californica
242:California buckwheat
212:California sagebrush
719:World Wildlife Fund
693:Southern California
632:Southern California
593:Sisyrinchium bellum
553:Baccharis pilularis
409:Mimulus aurantiacus
256:Encelia californica
164:. It is within the
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768:endangered species
757:Temescal Mountains
735:Claremont Colleges
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581:yellow bush lupine
577:Gaultheria shallon
521:from the northern
500:Cneoridium dumosum
482:Opuntia littoralis
450:Coreopsis gigantea
441:Coastal Sage Scrub
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366:Coastal Sage scrub
252:Coast brittle-bush
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841:Terrace (geology)
752:Pogogyne abramsii
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686:Santa Rosa Island
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565:coast silk-tassel
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76:August 2024
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984:Categories
887:References
875:2008-09-26
658:, coastal
650:, most of
310:succulents
232:White sage
222:Black sage
158:California
51:references
821:species.
729:, and at
703:San Diego
538:evergreen
197:chaparral
171:, of the
169:ecoregion
147:scrubland
825:See also
782:species
668:Ensenada
374:Monterey
784:endemic
733:at the
707:Tijuana
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636:Big Sur
605:grasses
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762:A few
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360:Oregon
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847:Notes
573:salal
545:herbs
509:spp.
306:cacti
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