Ring Mountain Serpentine Barren
Serpentinite Gallery
Serpentinite terrain is naturally devoid of trees. Many unusual California plants are adapted to the high nickel levels and low nutrients of serpentine soils.
This site is stop 2 of the California Subduction Rocks Tour
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