. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. ilicifolia), western redbud (Cercis occidentalis), ceano- thus (Ceanothus spp.), California verba santa (Eriodic- tyon californicumj, manzanitas (Arctostaphylos spp.), and chaparral pea (Pickeringia montana), and California laurel (Umbellularia californica). Chaparral varies greatly in composition, size, and ap- pearance from one area to another and even within the same species; plants may be from less than 2 feet to more than 10 feet in height, and range from compact shrubs to tree-like. Frequentlv ch
. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. ilicifolia), western redbud (Cercis occidentalis), ceano- thus (Ceanothus spp.), California verba santa (Eriodic- tyon californicumj, manzanitas (Arctostaphylos spp.), and chaparral pea (Pickeringia montana), and California laurel (Umbellularia californica). Chaparral varies greatly in composition, size, and ap- pearance from one area to another and even within the same species; plants may be from less than 2 feet to more than 10 feet in height, and range from compact shrubs to tree-like. Frequentlv chaparral forms nearly pure stands but it also grows in association with the coniferous forest. Typically, the chaparral element has leaves that are relatively small, thick, wax-coated, sim- ple, and evergreen, called sclerophyll. These plants have extensive root systems and can endure long, hot, and dry summers. Many species sprout when cut or burned; others reproduce only by seed (upper photo on page 5). The composition of the chaparral also differs perceptibly from one climatic region and soil type to another. From Shasta County northward, for example, manzanita and ceanothus predominate; from Shasta County to Los An- geles County, chamise, ceanothus, and scrub oaks are most abundant; from Orange to Riverside counties south- ward, poison-oak (Rhus diversiloba), wild buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.) and verba santa (Eriodictyon spp.) are common, but they do not displace the dominants. In contrast to sclerophyll chaparral are the closely as- sociated units of deciduous shrubby species that occupy the moister canyons, draws, bottom lands, and protected pockets and flats of the chaparral. These shrubs have relatively large and thin leaves, somewhat succulent nonthorny stems, and rather restricted root systems. At the lower elevations of the chaparral common species are alders (Alnus spp.), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), elderberries (Sambucus spp.), flannel bush (Fremontia c
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