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CEGL003373 Ammophila arenaria - Cardionema ramosissimum Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: European Beachgrass - Sandcarpet Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous 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 undulating southeast- to north-facing slopes of sand dunes. Slopes are 2-18°. Soil textures are medium sand. Stands of this association form an intermittent to continuous canopy with 40-86% cover at 0.5-1 m. This vegetation is dominated by Ammophila arenaria and Baccharis pilularis. Gnaphalium sp., Sonchus sp., Carpobrotus edulis, Vulpia sp., Pteridium aquilinum, Rubus ursinus, and a variety of other herbaceous species may contribute to minor cover. The herbaceous perennial Cardionema ramosissimum occurs in virtually all stands at low cover.
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: This association is only known from the Point Reyes National Seashore. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. It is suspected that this association is representative of many of the non-native stands of Ammophila arenaria up and down the Pacific Coast of North America. Ammophila arenaria has been planted and colonized most dune systems in coastal California. Cardionema ramosissimum is a common dune associate from Baja California to Washington.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: CA, MXBCN?, OR?, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688566
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Nb Pacific North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D027 | 2.B.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Nb.90 North Pacific Coastal Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M511 | 2.B.4.Nb.90 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Nb.90.a North Pacific Maritime Coastal Ruderal Dune Group | G647 | 2.B.4.Nb.90.a |
| Alliance | A2061 European Beachgrass Coastal Dunegrass Ruderal Grassland Alliance | A2061 | 2.B.4.Nb.90.a |
| Association | CEGL003373 European Beachgrass - Sandcarpet Ruderal Grassland | CEGL003373 | 2.B.4.Nb.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Ammophila arenaria - Cardionema ramosissimum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [42.010.03]
= Ammophila arenaria - Cardioniema ramosissimum Grassland Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003)
= Ammophila arenaria - Cardioniema ramosissimum Grassland Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003)
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- 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]
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.