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CEGL003177 Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glandulosa - Quercus wislizeni Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chamise - Eastwood''s Manzanita - Interior Live Oak 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. It is likely that this association occurs throughout the central California Coast Ranges. This association grows on ridges and the upper third of moderate to steep south-southwest-facing slopes. Stands are confined to inland valleys out of the coastal fog belt. Soils are medium to fine sandy loams. This highly variable shrubland forms an intermittent to continuous canopy between 1-2 m in height dominated by Adenostoma fasciculatum. Other shrubs present may include Arctostaphylos glandulosa, Baccharis pilularis, and/or Diplacus aurantiacus. Tall shrubs to 5 m may contribute up to 23% cover. These may include Umbellularia californica, Quercus wislizeni, Quercus chrysolepis, and/or Quercus parvula. Emergent trees such as Quercus wislizeni or Pseudotsuga menziesii are sometimes present. The herbaceous layer is sparse.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: Although the three characteristic species of this association are widespread in California and an association known as Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glandulosa occurs in southern coastal California (Gordon and White 1994), this association is only known from the vicinity of the Point Reyes National Seashore. Information about its global range is not available without additional inventory. It is likely that this association occurs throughout the central California Coast Ranges.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684447
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.b Scrub Oak - Eastwood''s Manzanita - California Ash Chaparral Group | G261 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3860 Scrub Interior Live Oak - Eastwood''s Manzanita Pre-montane Chaparral Alliance | A3860 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003177 Chamise - Eastwood''s Manzanita - Interior Live Oak Shrubland | CEGL003177 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glandulosa - Quercus wislizeni Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 21140]
? Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glandulosa (Gordon and White 1994) [occurs in southern coastal California]
? Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glandulosa (Gordon and White 1994) [occurs in southern coastal California]
- Gordon, H. J., and T. C. White. 1994. Ecological guide to the southern California chaparral plant series. Technical Report R5-ECOL-TP-005. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, San Francisco, CA.
- Kartesz, J. T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.
- 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.