A low, often prostrate, scrub 5-50cm high, forming continuous mats or more scattered. Dwarf shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals are represented. Varying degrees of succulence are shown. Most growth and flowering occur in late spring and early summer, but can occur almost year-round.
SITE FACTORS:
Exposed to nearly constant winds with high salt content. Soil usually rocky and poorly developed. Intergrades in less exposed situations with Coastal Prairie (41000), Northern Coastal Scrub (32100), or North Coast Coniferous Forest (82000) and Coastal Closed-cone Coniferous Forest (83100).
DISTRIBUTION:
At localized sites along the coast, between Pt. Conception and Pt. Mendocino: Cape Mendocino; Mendocino County coastline; Bodega Head; Pt. Reyes; Pt. Lobos; Monterey County coastline; Pt. Buchon; Pt. Sal, etc.
UPDATE: 10/86
Source: Holland, 1986
Digital Text: NatureBase