Inner Coast Ranges
The Inner Coast Ranges are a long
Geography
The term inner is a reference to the greater distance of these ranges inland/east from the Pacific Ocean's coast in California, compared to the outer of the Outer Coast Ranges subsystem, that are along or near the Pacific Coast.
Northern Inner Coast Ranges
The Northern Inner Coast Ranges are the eastern/inland section of the
Ranges include the Mayacamas Mountains, Sonoma Mountains, and Vaca Mountains.
Southern Inner Coast Ranges
The Southern Inner Coast Ranges are the eastern/inland section of the Southern
Ranges include the
Ecology
Ecosystems within the Inner Coast Ranges include California oak woodland, chaparral, oak savanna and grassland. Dominant oak tree species include Live oak (Quercus agrifolia), Blue oak (Quercus douglasii), and Black oak (Quercus kelloggii).
Flora of the Southern Inner Coast Ranges includes:
- Quercus alvordiana, a natural hybrid oak occurring from Carmel Valley to the Tehachapi Mountains.[1]
- Coulter pine (Pinus coulteri)
- Gray pine (Pinus sabiniana)
Flora of the Northern Inner Coast Ranges was described by
See also
References
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Blue Oak: Quercus douglasii, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Willis Linn Jepson (1909). The Trees of California. Curtis & Welch.
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