Place

Sign: Island Chaparral

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Sign: Island Chaparral

Quick Facts

This plant community is found on sunny, steep, and well-drained inland slopes, generally north-facing, where plants benefit from cooler soil temperatures and exposure to occasional fog.

Common plants include island scrub oak, chamise, toyon, summer holly, island monkeyflower, and a variety of manzanita and ceanothus species.

Channel Islands National Park

Last updated: May 6, 2021