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CEGL003170 Salix lasiolepis / Rubus spp. Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Arroyo Willow / Blackberry species Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association is currently only known from Point Reyes National Seashore in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association grows on the margins of low-gradient streams and on seasonally saturated draws and basins. Slopes are gentle and stands are found on all aspects. This vegetation is structurally variable; some stands are forests, others tall shrublands. Salix lasiolepis dominates the tree and tall-shrub layers. The upper canopy is less than 20 m in height and can be intermittent to continuous. Rubus ursinus and/or Rubus armeniacus may be present in the shrub layer. Rubus sp. may dominate the shrub canopy or contribute only minor coverage. Other shrubs present may include Toxicodendron diversilobum, Baccharis pilularis, and/or Lonicera involucrata. The herbaceous layer is open to intermittent. Polystichum munitum, Scrophularia californica, Plantago lanceolata (exotic), Stachys ajugoides, Urtica dioica, and/or Erechtites minimus may be present.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This vegetation is structurally variable; some stands are forests, others tall shrublands. Salix lasiolepis dominates the tree and tall-shrub layers. The upper canopy is less than 20 m in height and can be intermittent to continuous. Rubus ursinus and/or Rubus armeniacus (= Rubus discolor) may be present in the shrub layer. Rubus sp. may dominate the shrub canopy or contribute only minor coverage. Other shrubs present may include Toxicodendron diversilobum, Baccharis pilularis, and/or Lonicera involucrata. The herbaceous layer is open to intermittent. Polystichum munitum, Scrophularia californica, Plantago lanceolata (exotic), Stachys ajugoides, Urtica dioica, and/or Erechtites minimus may be present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association grows on the margins of low-gradient streams and on seasonally saturated draws and basins. Slopes are gentle and stands are found on all aspects.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from the vicinity of the Point Reyes National Seashore. However, it is likely to occur throughout the coastal areas of central California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nc Southwestern North American Warm Desert Freshwater Marsh & Bosque Division | D032 | 2.C.4.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nc.1 Warm Desert Lowland Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M076 | 2.C.4.Nc.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b Honey Mesquite - Velvet Mesquite - False Willow species North American Warm Desert Riparian Low Bosque & Shrubland Group | G533 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
| Alliance | A3878 Arroyo Willow Warm Desert Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3878 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003170 Arroyo Willow / Blackberry species Wet Shrubland | CEGL003170 | 2.C.4.Nc.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix lasiolepis / Rubus spp. (Sawyer et al. 2009) [61.201.03]
= Salix lasiolepis / Rubus spp. Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 07062]
= Salix lasiolepis / Rubus spp. Shrubland Association (Klein et al. 2007)
= Salix lasiolepis / Rubus spp. Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 07062]
= Salix lasiolepis / Rubus spp. Shrubland Association (Klein et al. 2007)
- Klein, A., J. Crawford, J. Evens, T. Keeler-Wolf, and D. Hickson. 2007. Classification of the vegetation alliances and associations of the northern Sierra Nevada foothills, California. Volumes 1 and 2. Report prepared for California Department of Fish and Game, Habitat Conservation Division. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA. [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=18232&inline=1]
- 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.
- Schirokauer, D., T. Keeler-Wolf, J. Meinke, and P. van der Leeden. 2003. Plant community classification and mapping project. Point Reyes National Seashore, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Water Department Watershed Lands, Mount Tamalpais, Tomales Bay, and Samuel P. Taylor State Parks. Final report. California State Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch, Sacramento, National Park Service, Point Reyes Station, and Aerial Information Systems, Redlands, CA. 82 pp. [http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/pore_goga/index.html]
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.