Plants of the highest Santa Lucia and Diablo Range

James R. Griffin

Treesearch

Plants of the highest Santa Lucia and Diablo Range

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James R. Griffin

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. PSW-RP-110. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 50 p

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Abstract

A search for vascular plants was conducted on six of the highest ridges in the south Coast Ranges of California. It covered five prominent peaks in the Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County, and the tallest mountain in the Diablo Range, San Benito-Fresno counties. Listed are all species found above 1200 m (3937-feet) elevation on at least one peak. Relative abundance is estimated for three elevation zones on all peaks. Notes provide information about each species' life form, plant community preference, ecological characteristics, and taxonomic problems.

Keywords

plant communities, montane disjuncts, elevational distributions, Ventana Wilderness Area, Santa Lucia Range (California), Diablo Range (California), California

Citation

Griffin, James R. 1975. Plants of the highest Santa Lucia and Diablo Range. Res. Pap. PSW-RP-110. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 50 p