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CEGL003468 Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Sierran Chaparral Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chamise - Buckbrush Sierran Chaparral Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This chaparral shrubland is known from central and southern California Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada foothills, including Yosemite National Park. It occurs between 243 and 1364 m (797-4474 feet) elevation on middle to upper slopes that are gentle to steep. Soils may be clay, clay loam, silt or silt loam, but most sampled plots were located on sandy loam. Adenostoma fasciculatum and Ceanothus cuneatus codominate. Other shrubs can be present and include Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber and Arctostaphylos pungens. A variety of native and non-native herbs occupy the understory, such as Marah fabaceus, Aira caryophyllea, Hypochaeris glabra, Bromus rubens, and Vulpia myuros.
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: Adenostoma fasciculatum and Ceanothus cuneatus codominate. Other shrubs can be present and include Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (= Cercocarpus betuloides) and Arctostaphylos pungens. A variety of native and non-native herbs occupy the understory, such as Marah fabaceus, Aira caryophyllea, Hypochaeris glabra, Bromus rubens (= Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens), and Vulpia myuros.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This chaparral shrubland occurs between 243 and 1364 m (797-4474 feet) elevation on middle to upper slopes that are gentle to steep. Soils may be clay, clay loam, silt or silt loam, but most sampled plots were located on sandy loam.
Geographic Range: This association has been documented from the inner North Coast Ranges, Central Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, montane Transverse Ranges (including Santa Monica Mountains), South Coast Ranges, and montane Peninsular Ranges (including western Riverside County: San Jacinto Mountains and foothills).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: High
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.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.a Chamise - Buckbrush - Sticky Whiteleaf Manzanita Xeric Chaparral Group | G257 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3869 Buckbrush Chaparral Alliance | A3869 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003468 Chamise - Buckbrush Sierran Chaparral Shrubland | CEGL003468 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Adenostoma fasciculatum - (Ceanothus cuneatus) (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.101.10]
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Shrubland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Sierran Chaparral Shrubland (Evens et al. 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Sierran Chaparral Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum / Ceanothus cuneatus Association (Klein et al. 2007)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum / Ceanothus cuneatus Association (Gordon and White 1994)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Shrubland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Sierran Chaparral Shrubland (Evens et al. 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Sierran Chaparral Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum / Ceanothus cuneatus Association (Klein et al. 2007)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum / Ceanothus cuneatus Association (Gordon and White 1994)
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