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CEGL003029 Ceanothus megacarpus - Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bigpod Ceanothus - Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs in the Santa Monica Mountains region of California on gentle to steep northwest- and northeast-facing slopes at low elevations between 110 and 701 m. It is characterized by a dominance of Ceanothus megacarpus and a subdominance of Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is generally insignificant in mature stands. The emergent tree layer is generally absent but may contain both introduced and native species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association has only been described from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is characterized by a dominance of Ceanothus megacarpus and a subdominance of Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (= Cercocarpus betuloides) in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is generally insignificant in mature stands. The emergent tree layer is generally absent but may contain both introduced and native species.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland association occurs on gentle to steep northwest- and northeast-facing slopes at low elevations between 110 and 701 m.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from the Santa Monica Mountains region of California. Information about its global distribution is not available without additional inventory.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683424
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.1 Mediterranean Scrub & Grassland Formation | F038 | 2.B.1 |
| Division | 2.B.1.Na Californian Scrub & Grassland Division | D327 | 2.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.1.Na.1 Chamise - Whiteleaf Manzanita - Scrub Oak Chaparral Macrogroup | M043 | 2.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.B.1.Na.1.a Chamise - Buckbrush - Sticky Whiteleaf Manzanita Xeric Chaparral Group | G257 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3864 Hoaryleaf Ceanothus - Bigpod Ceanothus Chaparral Alliance | A3864 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003029 Bigpod Ceanothus - Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany Shrubland | CEGL003029 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Ceanothus megacarpus - Cercocarpus montanus (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.201.05]
= Ceanothus megacarpus-Cercocarpus betuloides Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Ceanothus megacarpus-Cercocarpus betuloides Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
- Keeler-Wolf, T., and J. Evens. 2006. Vegetation classification of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and environs in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, California. A report submitted to National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by California Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch and The California Native Plant Society, Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA.
- Sawyer, J. O., T. Keeler-Wolf, and J. Evens. 2009. A manual of California vegetation. Second edition. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento CA. 1300 pp.
- Sawyer, J. O., and T. Keeler-Wolf. 1995. A manual of California vegetation. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 471 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.