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2 unusual facts about Temperate coniferous forest


Anemone drummondii

This is a plant of mountainous environments such as the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada, extending from the coniferous forests to alpine elevations.

Coat of arms of Sax

This is the traditional coat of arms of the Spanish municipality of Sax, with a representation of the Castle of Sax, the canting arms of Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena, the First Lord of Sax, and a reference to the extensive pine forests that covered the region during the time period and were one of the municipality's main sources of wealth.


Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

It is covered in mixed coniferous forest with tree species such as Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi), white fir (Abies concolor), Sierra lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana), California incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana), and red fir (Abies magnifica).

Geography of Southern California

Elevations range from 500 ft to 11,500 ft (150 m to 3,500 m) and vegetation in these ranges varies from coastal sage scrub to chaparral, and from oak woodland to conifer forest.


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