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Pateika
1943
June 13 2 mi SE Bergum, 1650 ft; Tehama Co., Calif.
between high chaparral and Adenostoma
is Eriodictyon. The latter shrub also occurs
in pure colonies in patches on the dryer
parts of the slope. Areas of high chaparral
most of
are present over the south slope along
the draws and drainage pockets. Adenostome
covers more than 50% of the upper two
thirds of the slope. Near the ridge of
the south slope, to the east of the Forest
Service road mentioned earlier, there
is an area vegetated with a mixture of
blue oak, black oak (Q. kelloggi), and
digger pine. Rhus diversiloba is common
as a small shrub in openings apparently
left by a forest burn perhaps two years
ago. Several small streams pass through
this area. A yellow-blooming rosaceous
(Hypericum perforatum)
annualess common along these streams.
Also dense tangles of shrubs, grape (Vitis
californica), and a variety of annualls
occur along certain parts of the streams.
Two trees of a coastal species (Q. garryana)
oak
were noted growing along the immediate
border of one of the streams.
About 40 mouse traps were set out in
the vicinity of Camp. Half of these were
and among
placed along the open vegetation of a