Chaparral

I went on a hike on the south side of Strawberry Canyon, this is really dry and classical Mediterranean climate, those plants do not need to absorb huge amount of water in order to survive, but they absorb a lot of sunlight.

1. I saw the red flower and bare leaves plant near campus. The plant lives in a pretty dry environment. The trunk does not so large, but it supports the plant growth. The plant only 3 meters high.
2. I saw a bird setting on the top of a tree, the tree has 20 meters high. The bird might have a nest in the top of the tree. The bird did not move so much, and it sits there for almost 10 minutes.
3. Euphorbia Blasamifera: this plant original from Arabian Peninsula to Canary Islands. The plant only 1 meter high near the ground. I saw a lot of insects in the bottom of the plant such as ants. The plant has really deep root.
4. I saw the the white color plant near the ground. The plant has small leaves.
5. I saw a flowering plants in the middle of ground, this plant live in a really dry environment, since the Mediterranean climate does not supply too much rain, so they develop really dry leaves.

Posted on February 22, 2013 07:28 AM by louislu9992