Point Lobos is a profusion of wildflowers. Hundreds of acres of tightly packed flowers are common amidst the Monterey Cypress groves of this California State Reserve park. This is a plant community found in a narrow coastal strip from southern Oregon to San Mateo County, and in Monterey County from Pacific Grove to Point Sur. From Reserve docent Rosemary Donlon "The plant species in this community display various adaptations to the harsh conditions which they grow: 1. deciduous in dry weather - California sagebrush, poison oak, bracken fern. 2. gray foliage to reflect sunlight - California sagebrush, pearly everlasting. 3. waxy coating on leaves to minimize water loss - coyote bush, ceanothus. 4. fine hairs on leaves to minimize water loss and reduce exposure to sun - Lizard tail, pearly everlasting."