Can grow up to 150’ and can survive in 15 inches of rain or 100 inches of rain.
Mountain Dogwood Grows only in shaded areas, can grow up to 60’ tall.
Douglas Fir can grow up to 80’ feet tall. Needs water, but can survive in dryer areas. They can live up to 1000 years.
Chipmunk or tiny squirrel
These small mammals fulfill several important functions in forest ecosystems. Their activities harvesting and hoarding tree seeds play a crucial role in seedling establishment.
Pitcher Sage Flowers April to June
and like part sun and part shade.
Poison Oak Will make you
extremely itchy, likes to attach to trees and grow as a vine, and extremely flammable.
Climbing Penstemon Pretty red flowers
which can be seen from long distances. Can survive in a drought which makes them perfect flowers for the dry forest.
Riparian
Plants and Trees that grow by rivers and creeks. I found some of these around creeks and some around rivers.
Dark Rock Moss Often grows on trees
and rocks can be dark brown, green, and usually black when dry.
Valley Grasslands
Needle Grass It clumps about 2 feet
tall and 6 feet across. Once it goes dry it
goes dormant.
Needle Grass This clump looks like
it has been walked over and ran over a couple of time.
Usually found in the middle of weeds and dryer areas.
Mountain Meadows
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