Plant Community Identification Flashcards
What plant community is this?
Saltmarsh
What plants are adapted to Saltmarshes?
- Saltgrass
- Pickleweed
Where do saltmarshes grow?
- Tidal Wetlands
- Estuaries
- mudflats
What do plants have to tolerate in saltmarshes?
Salty mud and salty tides
Why are some plants called hylophytes?
They tolerate salty mud and salty tides
What plant community is this?
Saltmarsh
What plant community is this?
Saltmarsh
What plant community is this?
saltmarsh
What is this plant?
Saltgrass
Where does Saltgrass grow?
High marsh above pickleweed
What plant is this?
Saltgrass
What does Saltgrass have that helps secrete salt from its tissue?
salt glands
Where does this plant grow?
saltmarsh
What plant community is this?
coastal strand
Where does the western snowy plover live?
Coastal Strands
The Beach Sand Verbena and Beach Evening
Primrose live in which plant community
coastal strand
Which plant community is this?
Coastal strand
What’s the difference between Coastal Sage Scrub and Chapparal?
Coastal Sage Scrub has small shrubs
What plant community is this?
Coastal Sage Scrub
In which plant community does California Sage Scrub and Buckwheat grow?
Coastal Sage Scrub
Where can the Coastal Sage Scrub plant community in California be found?
Foothills of Orange and LA county
How many feet of elevation does Coastal Sage Scrub grow?
below 3,000 ft
Where are plants dense, evergreen shrubs adapted to long dry summers and frequent fires?
Chaparral
What plant community is this?
Chaparral
