Red Hills
Map SatelliteLying to the south of Chinese Camp, this area is typical of the open chaparral of the Red Hills. Buck brush, Ceanothus cuneatus, and gray pine, Pinus sabiniana, are the dominant components of the chaparral. The understory is composed of a variety of wildflowers including Eschscholzia spp., Meconella californica and Lewisia rediviva, among others.
Three rare plants are found here, Lomatium congdonii, Chlorogalum grandiflorum and Brodiaea pallida. The latter is known from only this site.
Geologically, the area is underlain by a Mesozoic serpentine intrusion and has a relatively thin soil cover.
Several intermittent streams flow through the area.
Integrity: Tailings cover the bottom of much of one stream, and there are mines and roads in the area.
Use: Private
February 1977
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2009 Steven Louis Hartman
