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Some bushes appear as trees in the lower riparian areas, including coastal, red, and blue elderberries, along with ceanothus, dogwoods, hazelnuts, and manzanitas. Thick stands of chaparral extend over dry hillsides, with ceanothus and manzanita being the most common shrubs, and gooseberries, wild roses, and poison oak also present.

Poison oak grows in many forms, from low, spindly plants to tree-climbing vines, and is the bane of this plant community. Touching the plant produces a violent skin reaction in most humans and, when the plant is burned and the smoke inhaled, may cause serious poisoning requiring hospitalization. This noxious plant has shiny leaves in groups of three and is easy to identify and thereby avoid. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has some helpful information (available at ranger stations) that can help you learn to identify this plant.

Mixed-Conifer Forest The largest trees—sugar pines, ponderosa pines, Jeffrey pines, Douglas-firs, white firs, and incense cedars—grow in this zone between 3,000 and 6,000 feet. Vine maples and mountain ash are occasional associates to the stately conifers. Black oaks and alders are also found in the lower realms of this zone. These magnificent forests are found on most of the trails you’ll end up hiking in the Klamath Mountains.