A fairly open chaparral (50-80% cover, usually fairly easy to walk through). Dominated by several narrowly restricted Manzanita or Ceanothus species.
SITE FACTORS:
Associated with sandy substrates within the zone of coastal fog incursion, usually on rolling to hilly terrain. Fire appears necessary for continued reproduction.
DISTRIBUTION:
Santa Cruz to Sonoma County near the coast, usually as islands in Mixed Evergreen Forests (81100) of coast live oak, redwood, and douglas fir, or adjacent to Northern Coastal Scrub (32100).
UPDATE: 10/86
Source: Holland, 1986
Digital Text: NatureBase