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CEGL003185 Baccharis pilularis / Carex obnupta - Juncus patens Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Coyotebrush / Slough Sedge - Spreading Rush 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. Stands are found in bottomlands adjacent to creeks and swales or on the lower thirds of slopes up to 9°. Soil texture is moderately fine silty clay loam. Parent material is marine sediments. The stands occur adjacent to several associations including Nassella pulchra, Carex obnupta, and non-native perennial grassland stands. Baccharis pilularis does tolerate some intermittent flooding and temporarily saturated soils. Stands of this shrubland form an open to intermittent herbaceous layer and an open to intermittent shrub layer 1-2 m tall. This association is dominated by Baccharis pilularis, Carex obnupta, and Juncus patens, and Holcus lanatus is also commonly found. Bromus hordeaceus, Mentha pulegium, Plantago lanceolata, Bromus carinatus, Cirsium vulgare, Conium maculatum, Elymus glaucus, and Erechtites minimus contribute to minor cover. Other species that may be found contributing to minor cover in this association are Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum, Lolium perenne, Mentha pulegium, Mimulus guttatus, Pteridium aquilinum, Rubus ursinus, and Iris douglasiana.
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: Stands of this shrubland form an open to intermittent herbaceous layer and an open to intermittent shrub layer 1-2 m tall. This association is dominated by Baccharis pilularis, Carex obnupta, and Juncus patens, and Holcus lanatus is also commonly found. Bromus hordeaceus, Mentha pulegium, Plantago lanceolata, Bromus carinatus, Cirsium vulgare, Conium maculatum, Elymus glaucus, and Erechtites minimus contribute to minor cover. Other species that may be found contributing to minor cover in this association are Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum (= Lolium multiflorum), Lolium perenne, Mentha pulegium, Mimulus guttatus, Pteridium aquilinum, Rubus ursinus, and Iris douglasiana.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands are found in bottomlands adjacent to creeks and swales or on the lower thirds of slopes up to 9°. Soil texture is moderately fine silty clay loam. Parent material is marine sediments. Baccharis pilularis does tolerate some intermittent flooding and temporarily saturated soils.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from the Point Reyes National Seashore. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. Carex obnupta is a common sedge, and Juncus patens a common rush in many coastal areas of northern California. These species are likely to form mixes with Baccharis pilularis in many relatively undisturbed freshwater wetland borders.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685428
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.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.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.4 Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M073 | 2.C.4.Nb.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b Bering''s Tufted Hairgrass - Pacific Silverweed - Slough Sedge Vancouverian Freshwater Coastal Marsh & Wet Meadow Group | G517 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A3822 Slough Sedge Wet Meadow Alliance | A3822 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL003185 Coyotebrush / Slough Sedge - Spreading Rush Shrubland | CEGL003185 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Baccharis pilularis / Carex obnupta - Juncus patens (Sawyer et al. 2009) [32.060.13]
= Baccharis pilularis / Carex obnupta - Juncus patens Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 24050]
= Baccharis pilularis / Carex obnupta - Juncus patens Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 24050]
- 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.