Sierra Nevada flora

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English: Photographs of plants native to and growing in the Sierra Nevada, California, United States

Foothill woodland and chaparral zone

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500 to 3,500 feet (150 to 1,070 m) elevation, west side

Lower montane forest

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3,000 to 7,000 feet (910 to 2,130 m) elevation, west side
7,000 to 9,000 feet (2,100 to 2,700 m) elevation, east side

Upper montane forest

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7,000 to 9,000 feet (2,100 to 2,700 m) elevation, west side
9,000 to 10,500 feet (2,700 to 3,200 m) elevation, east side

Subalpine zone

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9,000 to 9,500 feet (2,700 to 2,900 m) elevation, west side
10,500 to 12,000 feet (3,200 to 3,700 m) elevation, east side

Alpine zone

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Above 9,500 feet (2,900 m) elevation, west side
Above 12,000 feet (3,700 m) elevation, east side

Pinyon-Juniper woodland zone

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5,000 to 7,000 feet (1,500 to 2,100 m) elevation, east side