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The dominant forest type in this ecoregion is the coastal redwood forest. These are the tallest forests on Earth, with individual redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) trees reaching heights of 100 metres (330 ft). These forests are generally found in areas exposed to coastal fog.
A forest that is frequently flooded with relatively fresh water rich in minerals is referred to as a freshwater swamp forest. Since tropical freshwater swamp forests are a subset of tropical rainforests, they share a number of environmental traits with other tropical rainforest formations. [4] Beyond these shared characteristics, however, the ...
Dead Stream Swamp, Michigan: a northern white cedar swamp. Coniferous swamps are forested wetlands in which the dominant trees are lowland conifers such as northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis). The soil in these swamp areas is typically saturated for most of the growing season and is occasionally inundated by seasonal storms or by winter ...
Calaveras Big Trees State Park; California chaparral and woodlands; California interior chaparral and woodlands; California montane chaparral and woodlands; List of California state forests; Cascades (ecoregion) Cedar hemlock douglas-fir forest; Central and Southern Cascades forests; Closed-cone conifer forest
This ecoregion is dominated by redwood forest, containing the tallest and some of the oldest trees in the world. [ 22 ] The redwood forests thrive in a thin belt up to 35 miles (56 km) wide next to the coast, where the trees are kept moist by winter rains and summer fog. [ 22 ]
Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii ssp. menziesii) is the predominant tree, occupying up to 70% of the forest cover. Broadleaf evergreen trees are relatively few. Tree species of secondary importance are: Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana), Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), White fir (Abies concolor).
After numerous California wildfires ravaged the dense forests of California, officials there are set to remove over 10,000 trees after they were damaged by the flames, drought, disease, and age.
Sites are often forested by trees including bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), swamp tupelo (Nyssa biflora), evergreen shrubs, and hardwoods. Slash pine ( Pinus elliottii ) is sometimes found. Characteristic shrubs include buckwheat tree ( Cliftonia monophylla ), swamp cyrilla ( Cyrilla racemiflora ), fetterbush lyonia ( Lyonia lucida ), and ...