Effects of Moisture on Combustion Characteristics of Live California Chaparral and Utah Foliage
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California's most extensive ecosystem... a semi-arid, shrub-dominated association of sclerophyllous (thick, leathery leaves), woody plants shaped by summer drought, mild, wet winters, and naturally recurring fires every 30-150 years. Elevation 500-4,500 feet.
video clip of California's Green "Secrets of Chaparral"
California Chaparral
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Relatively moist north-facing slopes:Toyon (Heterromoles arbutifolia), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Scrub oak (Quercus spp.), Pitcher sage (Lepechinia spp.), Climbing Penstemon (Kekiellacordifolia, K. antirrhinoides), and Poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum).
Relatively dry south-facing slopes:Chamise (Adenostoma spp.), Black sage (Salvia melifera), Yucca (Yucca spp.),Woolly blue curls (Trichostema lanatum) and Bush poppy, (Dendromecon rigida).
Chaparral Slopes
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Most abundant shrub in Chaparral: Adenostomafasciculatum; ChamiseFam: Rosaceaa
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Manzanita: Arctostaphylos sp.Fam: Ericaceaa
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California Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia) Fam: Fagaceae
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California Lilac: Ceanothus sp.Fam: Rhamnaceae
Some species have blue, others white flowers
Ceanothus silkmothHyalophora euryalusLepidoptera: Saturniidae
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California Lilac, Ceanothus leucodermisRhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family).
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Pale swallowtail,Papilio eurymedon
Larval foodplants:RedberryCalifornia coffeeberrCalifornia lilacHolly-leafed cherry
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Blood-necked Longhorned Beetle Callimoxys sanguinicollis
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California Dogface,Colias eurydice
False indigo, Amorpha californicaFabaceae (Pea family)
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Chaparral Yucca,Hesperoyucca whippleiLiliaceae (Lily family)
Yucca moth
Bogus Yucca moth
Bogus Yucca moth
Bogus Yucca moth
Yucca moth
Parasitoid
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Yucca moth
Bogus Yucca moth
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Yucca Weevil