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CEGL003188 Baccharis pilularis / Deschampsia cespitosa Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Coyotebrush / Tufted Hairgrass 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 on linear dune tops of 5-degree slopes facing north-northwest. The soil textures are moderately coarse sandy loam from stabilized sand dunes. The north-facing sides of fog-shrouded dunes of North Beach provide a surprisingly mesic environment, allowing the mesophytic association to develop. Litter and humus content on the soil surface is relatively high for most dune vegetation. This association forms an intermittent to continuous subshrub/herb layer less than 0.5 m tall. It is dominated by Baccharis pilularis and Deschampsia cespitosa and may include Aira caryophyllea, Danthonia californica, Holcus lanatus, Iris douglasiana, Vulpia sp., Hypochaeris radicata, Rubus ursinus, Rumex acetosella, and Bromus carinatus. Bromus hordeaceus, Erigeron glaucus, Gamochaeta purpurea, Lupinus arboreus, Plantago lanceolata, and Stachys ajugoides may contribute minor amounts of cover. This association may be adjacent to Ammophila arenaria, Juncus stands, Baccharis - Lupinus dunes, and cultivated pastures.
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 association forms an intermittent to continuous subshrub/herb layer less than 0.5 m tall. It is dominated by Baccharis pilularis and Deschampsia cespitosa and may include Aira caryophyllea, Danthonia californica, Holcus lanatus, Iris douglasiana, Vulpia sp., Hypochaeris radicata, Rubus ursinus, Rumex acetosella, and Bromus carinatus. Bromus hordeaceus, Erigeron glaucus, Gamochaeta purpurea (= Gnaphalium purpureum), Lupinus arboreus, Plantago lanceolata, and Stachys ajugoides may contribute minor amounts of cover.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands are found on linear dune tops of 5-degree slopes facing north-northwest. The soil textures are moderately coarse sandy loam from stabilized sand dunes. The north-facing sides of fog-shrouded dunes of North Beach provide a surprisingly mesic environment, allowing the mesophytic association to develop. Litter and humus content on the soil surface is relatively high for most dune vegetation.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from the Point Reyes National Seashore. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. It was described from the Point Reyes Peninsula by Elliott and Wehausen (1974). It is likely that, prior to invasion of exotic grasses in the coastal terrace and dune systems of northern California, this association was more common. Small remnant stands of similar vegetation occur at locations such as Salt Point State Park, Sonoma County, California (CNDDB 1993). This association may also occur in Oregon.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, OR?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.c Californian North Coastal & Mesic Scrub Group | G662 | 2.B.1.Na.2.c |
| Alliance | A0836 Coyotebrush Scrub Alliance | A0836 | 2.B.1.Na.2.c |
| Association | CEGL003188 Coyotebrush / Tufted Hairgrass Shrubland | CEGL003188 | 2.B.1.Na.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Baccharis pilularis / Deschampsia caespitosa (Sawyer et al. 2009) [32.060.02]
= Baccharis pilularis / Deschampsia caespitosa Shrubland (Elliott and Wehausen 1974)
= Baccharis pilularis / Deschampsia cespitosa Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 24068]
= Baccharis pilularis / Deschampsia caespitosa Shrubland (Elliott and Wehausen 1974)
= Baccharis pilularis / Deschampsia cespitosa Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 24068]
- CNDDB [California Natural Diversity Database]. 1993. North Coast sensitive natural community field inventory. June-July 1993. Administrative report on file at California Natural Diversity Database, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento.
- Elliott, H. W., and J. D. Wehausen. 1974. Vegetation succession on coastal rangeland of Point Reyes Peninsula. Madrono 22:231-238.
- 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.
- 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.