A dense, closed-canopy evergreen forest dominated by Quercus Wislizenii, usually brushy understories. Most pure stands are small and appear to be seral stages of Oak Woodland (71100) with little herbaceous cover.
SITE FACTORS:
Exceedingly variable; mesic mountainsides in southern California; broad, alluvial river banks in the Sierran foothills; and valley bottoms and foothills in the Coast Ranges. Not a fire type, but Quercus Wislizenii is a vigorous stump-sprouter following fire or logging--this often results in even-aged stands.
DISTRIBUTION:
Sierran foothills and North Coast Ranges just below the Montane Forest; more disjunctly scattered in the South Coast and Transverse Ranges. Below about 2,000 feet in the north, above about 6,000 feet in the south.
UPDATE:10/86
Source: Holland, 1986
Digital Text: NatureBase