Four different plant communities filled with a wide variety of plant species can be found on Point Loma: southern
coastal bluff scrub, maritime succulent scrub, Diegan coastal sage scrub, and southern maritime chaparral.
Various phases of
coastal bluff scrub constitute the next largest category.
Not exact matches
You may find Red - tailed Hawks kiting along
coastal bluffs, Red - shouldered Hawks calling from the trees, Northern Harriers coasting along marshes, and American Kestrels perched in the
coastal scrub.
The major vegetative community types on the islands include
coastal dune,
coastal bluff,
coastal sage
scrub, grasslands, chaparral, island oak woodlands, mixed hardwood woodlands, pine stands, and riparian areas.
Coastal bluff, island grassland and
coastal sage
scrub are found on all three islets.
Coastal bluff,
coastal sage
scrub, grassland and
coastal salt marsh communities occur here as well.
Coastal strand,
coastal bluffs, valley and foothill grasses,
coastal sage
scrub, chaparral, island and oak woodlands, pine forests, southern riparian woodlands, and marsh communities are all present.