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The ecoregion is characterized by the Coast Redwood ''(Sequoia sempervirens)''; redwood forests are interspersed with several other plant communities, including Northern Coastal Grasslands and Northern Coastal Scrub in the immediate coastal zone and on hilltops, '''mixed evergreen forests''' of Coast Douglas-fir ''(Pseudotsuga menziesii'' var. ''menziesii)'', Tanoak ''(Lithocarpus densiflorus)'', Pacific Madrone ''(Arbutus menziesii)'', and California Bay Laurel ''(Umbellularia californica)'' on drier slopes, and enclaves of '''closed-cone pine forests''' which include Bishop Pine ''(Pinus muricata)'' and Knobcone Pine ''(Pinus attenuata)''. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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