LIFE ZONES OF CALIFORNIA DATA
| Zone | Temp | Rain | Attitude | ||
| DESERTS | |||||
| 1. Lower Sonoran | 10 to 130 F | 0- 5" | 0- 500' | Barrel cactus, Washington palm, Ocotillo, Smoke tree, Kit fox, Road runner, Side winder, Kangaroo rat. | |
| 2. Mojave | -5 to 120 F | 5 - 9" | 500 - 5000' | Joshua tree, Creosote bush, Desert sheep, Scott Oriole, Desert Tortoise. | |
| 3. Grasslands (Coastal Valleys) | 62 F Ave./ 10 - 90 F | 10 - 20" | 10 - 5000' | Natural pasture and grasses, Sage brush, Mocking bird, Mule deer, Tule elk | |
| Transitional | |||||
| 4. Upper Sonoran | 10 - 90 F | 15 - 25" | 0-5000' | Chaparral, Yucca, Scrub oak, Pinyon pine, Gray fox, Chipmunk, Scrub jay, Quail, Manzanita, Poison oak.
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| 5. Sierra Transitional or 6. Humid transitional | -5 - 90 F
30 - 80 | 30 - 50"
30 - 50" | 5000 - 7000'
0 - 3000' | Yellow pine, White fir, Sequoia, Black oak, Elk, King snake, Whit tail deer.
Oakwood, Park Lands, White tail deer | |
| 7. Coastal Redwood | 30 - 80 | 70 - 100" | 0 - 3000' | Redwoods, Hemlock, Cedars, Banana slug, Madrone | |
| Mountain | |||||
| 8. Mountain | -20 - 70 | 4 - 70" snow | 5000 - 14000' | Jeffrey pine, Aspen, Dwarf willow, Pika, Marmot, Great horned owl, Alpine chipmunk, Snowshoe rabbit |