Northern Coastal Scrub
Northern coastal scrub occurs along the Pacific Coast from the San Francisco Bay Area north to southern Oregon. It frequently forms a landscape mosaic with coastal prairie. The predominant plants are low evergreen shrubs and herbs. Characteristic shrubs include coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis), california yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum), coast silk-tassel (Garrya elliptica), salal (Gaultheria shallon), and yellow bush lupine (Lupinus arboreus). Herbaceous species include Western Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum), Douglas iris (Iris douglasiana), and grasses.
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Till the seed of the fire flicker and glow;
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