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CEGL001258 Eriogonum fasciculatum Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Mojave Buckwheat Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This chaparral shrubland occurs in the interior Central Coast Ranges, from the Santa Monica Mountains to northern San Benito County, California. It occurs on gentle to very steep slopes of variable but often southerly aspects, along a wide range of elevations from 5 to 1585 m (16-5200 feet). This association usually occurs on alluvial/depositional, lower to upper slopes that are undulating or convex. The parent material is highly variable, including granitic, volcanic, or sedimentary substrates. Soils are various loams, sands, and clays. Eriogonum fasciculatum is consistently present at low to high cover. A wide variety of chaparral, coastal sage, and disturbance shrub species (e.g., Adenostoma fasciculatum, Artemisia californica, Ericameria linearifolia, Ceanothus cuneatus, Corethrogyne filaginifolia, Lotus scoparius, Rhus ovata, Salvia apiana, Hesperoyucca whipplei) may be present at low cover. Diverse annual herbs comprise the herbaceous understory, the most common being natives Cryptantha spp. and Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, and non-natives such as Hirschfeldia incana, Erodium brachycarpum, Erodium cicutarium, Bromus spp., and Avena spp. Occasionally there is an emergent tree layer, with species such as Juniperus californica, Pinus sabiniana, and Quercus douglasii found at trace cover.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The colonization abilities of Eriogonum fasciculatum are prodigious in southern California; however, they may be helped in some areas by artificial seeding programs along road cuts, etc.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Eriogonum fasciculatum is consistently present at low to high cover. A wide variety of chaparral, coastal sage, and disturbance shrub species (e.g., Artemisia californica, Ericameria linearifolia, Ceanothus cuneatus, Lotus scoparius, Corethrogyne filaginifolia (= Lessingia filaginifolia), Rhus ovata, Salvia apiana, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Hesperoyucca whipplei (= Yucca whipplei)) may be present at low cover. Diverse annual herbs comprise the herbaceous understory, the most common being natives Cryptantha spp. and Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum, and non-natives such as Hirschfeldia incana, Erodium brachycarpum, Erodium cicutarium, Bromus spp., and Avena spp. Occasionally there is an emergent tree, with species such as Juniperus californica, Pinus sabiniana and Quercus douglasii found at trace cover.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs over a wide range of elevations, from 5 to 1585 m (16-5200 feet) and has one of the widest elevational expressions of coastal chaparral types (Borchert et al. 2004). It usually occurs on alluvial/depositional, lower to upper slopes that are undulating or convex. Slopes are gentle to very steep (0-35°). Often found on south-facing slopes, it can occur on all aspects. Parent material is highly variable, including granitic, volcanic, or sedimentary substrates. Soils are various loams, sands, and clays. Many stands denote recent disturbance from invasive annual species, grazing, erosion, foot traffic, etc.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the interior Coast Ranges. It is documented from the Santa Monica Mountains, as well as San Diego, western Riverside, northern and southern San Benito, and western Fresno counties. It probably is widespread throughout much of central and southern coastal California and Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, NV
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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.2 Coastal Sagebrush - Black Sage - Coyotebrush Coastal Scrub Macrogroup | M044 | 2.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.1.Na.2.b Coastal Sagebrush - Black Sage - White Sage Coastal Scrub Group | G264 | 2.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A3884 Eastern Mojave Buckwheat - White Sage Xeric Scrub Alliance | A3884 | 2.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL001258 Eastern Mojave Buckwheat Shrubland | CEGL001258 | 2.B.1.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Sproul et al. 2011)
= Eriogonum fasciculatum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [32.040.02]
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Alliance (Borchert et al. 2004) [Stands of this alliance are equivalent to this shrubland association (J. Evens pers. comm. 2007).]
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Evens and San 2006)
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Gordon and White 1994)
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Evens et al. 2006)
< California Buckwheat Series (Sawyer and Keeler-Wolf 1995)
= Eriogonum fasciculatum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [32.040.02]
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Alliance (Borchert et al. 2004) [Stands of this alliance are equivalent to this shrubland association (J. Evens pers. comm. 2007).]
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Evens and San 2006)
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Gordon and White 1994)
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Eriogonum fasciculatum Association (Evens et al. 2006)
< California Buckwheat Series (Sawyer and Keeler-Wolf 1995)
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