Small scattered stands of the rare, endemic Bristlecone Fir may be found on rocky slopes and canyon bottoms.

Examples of Conservation Dependent species include the Pyrenean Chamois, Leopard Shark, Black Caiman, and Bristlecone Fir.

The Bristlecone Fir or Santa Lucia Fir (Abies bracteata) is a rare fir, confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the Santa Lucia Mountains on the central coast of California, USA.

The wilderness also encompasses a rare grove of Sargent cypress, gray pines, and Santa Lucia fir.

These isolated groves may include Ponderosa pine, Douglas-firs, Santa Lucia Fir, and knobcone pine.

The rare Santa Lucia fir (Abies bracteata), as its name suggests, is found only in the Santa Lucia mountains.

Rogers, David Perfect Pattern of Silvan Perfection on the Symmetrical Plan, the Rare Santa Lucia Fir (1998)

The Bristlecone Fir or Santa Lucia Fir (Abies bracteata) is a rare fir, confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the Santa Lucia Mountains on the central coast of California, USA.

He spent the autumn of 1849 through to early 1851 in the Monterey area, including the Santa Lucia Mountains, where he soon found the striking Santa Lucia Fir (Abies bracteata), later described by Hooker as "among the most remarkable of all true pines".

The collection also emphasizes plants native to the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Santa Lucia Mountains in Monterey County, including the endangered Santa Cruz Cypress (Cupressus abramsiana) and the rare Santa Lucia fir (Abies bracteata).

Some of the older tree specimens in the arboretum are an Atlas Cedar, California Washingtonia, California sycamore, Canary Island Date Palm, coast live oak, Deodar Cedar, Hampton oak, red mulberry, Santa Lucia Fir, Torrey Pine, and White Ash.

The Bristlecone Fir or Santa Lucia Fir (Abies bracteata) is a rare fir, confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the Santa Lucia Mountains on the central coast of California, USA.

He spent the autumn of 1849 through to early 1851 in the Monterey area, including the Santa Lucia Mountains, where he soon found the striking Santa Lucia Fir (Abies bracteata), later described by Hooker as "among the most remarkable of all true pines".