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It has been a fairly common observation that there are similarities between the vegetation and the soils of Mediterranean countries and California. However, this has usually been limited to the gross characteristics; for example, noting that there is chaparral or that red soils are prevalent in both areas. Plant species introductions from the Mediterranean countries to California indicate that the California environment of climate and soil is within the tolerance of many typical Mediterranean plant species such as olive (Olea europaea), Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis), oleander (Nerium oleander), cork oak (Quercus suber), and various species of Cistus. The world-wide plant geography study of Schimper (1903) called attention to the similarities between the vegetation of the Mediterranean countries and California, but he also pointed out that not much was known about California.
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Zinke, P.J. (1973). Analogies between the Soil and Vegetation Types of Italy, Greece, and California. In: di Castri, F., Mooney, H.A. (eds) Mediterranean Type Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65520-3_6
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