A variable sclerophyll scrub of moderate to high cover (50-100%) dominated by forms of Arctostaphylos tomentosa plus one or more other narrowly distributed manzanita.
SITE FACTORS:
Well-drained, sandy substrates within the zone of summer coastal fog incursion. Fire appears necessary for continued reproduction. Intergrades on more mesic, less sandy sites with Monterey Pine Forest (83130), Bishop Pine Forest (83120), and Monterey Pygmy Cypress Forest (83162); with Chamise (37200) and Upper Sonoran Mixed Chaparral (37100) on stonier sites out of the foggy area; and with Lucian Coastal Scrub (32200) closer to the coast or on shaley substrates.
DISTRIBUTION:
Survives at scattered locations near Monterey and Ft. Ord, and in southern San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties.
UPDATE: 10/86
Source: Holland, 1986
Digital Text: NatureBase