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Coastal Scrub

Coastal scrub communities extend along the entire California coast and are divided into two major types: northern coastal scrub and southern coastal scrub. Although Point Sur is considered the loose boundary between the two types, northern and southern species intermingle along the Big Sur coast.

Common coastal shrubs include coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis), California lilac (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus), California coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica), and poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum). Headlands and bluffs feature such fragrant shrubs and herbs as California sagebrush (Artemisia californica), black sage (Salvia mellifera), hedge nettle (Stachys bullata), California mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana), and yerba buena (Satureia douglasii). Spring welcomes colorful purple, orange, and yellow blossoms from species such as silver and yellow bush lupine (Lupinus albifrons and arboreus), sticky monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus), seaside daisy (Erigeron glaucus), and seaside wooly sunflower (Eriophyllum staechadifolium). Trees in this community are shrub-like, and few exceed 10 feet in height. California bay (Umbellularia californica) and coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) nestle in ravines, while dense clusters of willows (mostly Salix coulteri) huddle near water.