The vegetation is now dense, predominantly
chamise and manzanita.
MINNICH & ERNESTO FRANCO VIZCAINO, LAND OF
CHAMISE AND PINES: HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS AND CURRENT STATUS OF NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA'S VEGETATION 136-138 (1998).
Chamise Kramer, a spokesperson for the Pacific Northwest Region of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, said in a news release Tuesday that those participating in outdoor activities should be mindful of the dry surroundings.
The reserve is a mosaic of
chamise chaparral, oak woodland, and grasslands.
Gray foxes preferred northern mixed chaparral over other habitats, followed by coastal sage scrub, coast live oak, then
chamise chaparral; valley oak and grassland were underused (Table 2; Wilk's [lambda] = 0.208, [[chi].sup.2.sub.[5,11]] = 23.54, P < 0.001).
(6) The vegetation at Torrey Pines has been called degraded chaparral, but most experts classify it as coastal sage scrub, even though chaparral-type plants, such as
chamise, grow here.
Steve Beckmen: Our Purisima Mountain Vineyard has three main soil types: Linne clay loam, which is clay loam with high free limestone in the topsoil and limestone subsoil;
chamise clay loam, clay loam with no limestone and a high level of gravel, well-drained; Santa Ynez gravelly fine sandy loam, very well-drained fine soil.
Along Bear Creek, the out-and-back Bear Gulch Loop (a mile one way) is a favorite--a moderate trek with lots of colorful spring blooms, including Indian paintbrush, shooting stars, and sweet-scented
chamise. Here, finally, find a shady spot by the creek and break out that picnic.
When the researchers exposed seeds in a test: chamber to nitrogen dioxide for as little as 1 minute, the seeds sprouted at high rates that matched those of seeds exposed to actual smoke from sprigs of the common chaparral shrub called
chamise. Without smoke or nitrogen dioxide exposure, the seeds didn't sprout at all.
They ran into a patch of
chamise bush, allowing me to sprint up to a spot that offered a good view as they reappeared on the other side.
Partitioning of solar and net irradiance in mixed and
chamise chaparral in southern California.