Coast live oak |
The hundreds of thousands of fossilized plant remains at Rancho La represent 158 species. Remains represent four different plant associations: chaparral, deep canyon, riparian, and coastal sage scrub.
- The chaparral plants include coast live oak, walnut, digger pine, poison oak, and California juniper.
- The deep canyon association grew in the larger and more protected canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains and contains coast redwood and other trees.
- The riparian association grew near stream margins and springs, and includes sycamore, red cedar, and raspberry.
- The coastal sage scrub dominated the coastal plain of the Los Angeles basin. It is represented by plants and trees such as sagebrush, sage, juniper, manzanita, ragweed, and thistle that did not require much rainfall.
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