Succession of second growth Ponderosa pine (SI 175) to Timberland Chaparral stand of Arctostaphylos viscida with fire. Along road between Sweetland and Birchville., T 17 N R 8 E Sec 18 Quad name: Smartsville. Quad number: 50. Reference to map: 49.
Forming dense green mats and mounds in very wet spots. This image shows a close view of the whorl of branches at the apex of a single stem. Note the long narrow branch leaves.
Native to Europe and SW Asia. Introduced as a forage and cover crop. Seems to have been used in reveg sites around the Tahoe Basin. Occasionally naturalized in the western U.S.