Mariposa County
Native plants for Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley sits in the Southern Sierra Mid-Montane Forests ecoregion. Below is a real report for a public address here — 124 native plants belong at this spot, matched to its soil, elevation, rainfall and county native ranges. Your own yard will differ: two homes a mile apart can sit on completely different ground.
This address
Southern Sierra Mid-Montane Forests
EPA Level IV ecoregion · 5m
- Elevation
- 3,949 ft
- USDA Hardiness
- Zone 8a
- Annual rainfall
- 41.9 in
- Mean temperature
- 51°F
- Soil
- Fine sandy loam — Holds moisture, slow to drain · Leidig series
- Drains to
- San Joaquin River → San Francisco Bay → Pacific Ocean
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