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California Chaparral

California Chaparral

This is some of the chaparral near Westlake Village, California. The dominant plants here are Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise), Adenostoma sparsifolium (Redshanks), and Larrea tridentata (creosote bush). Live oaks (Quercus turbinella and others) are common in the valleys.

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