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A [[Organizations involved in the management of California's Central Coast Region|organizational summary]], by the [[ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems]] class at [http://csumb.edu CSUMB].
 
A [[Organizations involved in the management of California's Central Coast Region|organizational summary]], by the [[ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems]] class at [http://csumb.edu CSUMB].
  
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[[File:radiata11.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Immature Monterey pine cones]]
  
 
==Monterey pine forest description==
 
==Monterey pine forest description==
  
 
[[File:MontereyPineMap.gif|400px|thumb|right|Map of Monterey pine forest distribution at the Ano Nuevo, Monterey Peninsula, and Cambria occurrences.]]
 
[[File:MontereyPineMap.gif|400px|thumb|right|Map of Monterey pine forest distribution at the Ano Nuevo, Monterey Peninsula, and Cambria occurrences.]]
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[[File:Douglas_iris_JW.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Douglas iris is a common understory plant species in Monterey pine forest]]
  
 
*Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) is native to closed-cone coniferous forest within three distinct coastal areas in Central California.  The Monterey pine is an evergreen conifer growing to heighs between 15 and 30 meters, with needles mostly 8-15 centimeters long and generally in bundles of three<ref>Matthews, M.A. 2006. An illustrated field key to the flowering plants of Monterey County:  California Native Plant Society</ref>.  It's cones are asymmetrical, remain attached to branches for years and often open in response to fire or high temperatures
 
*Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) is native to closed-cone coniferous forest within three distinct coastal areas in Central California.  The Monterey pine is an evergreen conifer growing to heighs between 15 and 30 meters, with needles mostly 8-15 centimeters long and generally in bundles of three<ref>Matthews, M.A. 2006. An illustrated field key to the flowering plants of Monterey County:  California Native Plant Society</ref>.  It's cones are asymmetrical, remain attached to branches for years and often open in response to fire or high temperatures

Revision as of 16:05, 1 April 2019

A organizational summary, by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Immature Monterey pine cones

Monterey pine forest description

Map of Monterey pine forest distribution at the Ano Nuevo, Monterey Peninsula, and Cambria occurrences.
Douglas iris is a common understory plant species in Monterey pine forest
  • Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) is native to closed-cone coniferous forest within three distinct coastal areas in Central California. The Monterey pine is an evergreen conifer growing to heighs between 15 and 30 meters, with needles mostly 8-15 centimeters long and generally in bundles of three[1]. It's cones are asymmetrical, remain attached to branches for years and often open in response to fire or high temperatures
  • Monterey pine forest occurs within low elevations that are subject to marine climate influences and common are associated with sediments of marine origin. Soils in Monterey pine forest are often acidic with a distinct clay layer[2]

Locations of interest

  • Monterey pines are limited in occurrence. They are known from Monterey County (Monterey Peninsula), Santa Cruz/San Mateo County (Ano Nuevo) and San Luis Obispo County (Cambria).
  • Monterey pines are also known from two island populations off the coast of Baja California, Mexico: Isla Cedros and Isla Guadelupe[3]

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References

  1. Matthews, M.A. 2006. An illustrated field key to the flowering plants of Monterey County: California Native Plant Society
  2. Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program. 2006. Pinus radiata fact sheet http://www.elkhornsloughctp.org/factsheet/factsheet.php?SPECIES_ID=35
  3. Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program. 2006. Pinus radiata fact sheet http://www.elkhornsloughctp.org/factsheet/factsheet.php?SPECIES_ID=35

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