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CEGL003340 Morella californica Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: California Wax-myrtle 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. This association is found on the upper third of moderate slopes with northern to eastern aspects. Stands grow on moderately coarse sandy loams. This vegetation includes stands dominated by Morella californica, which forms a fairly closed canopy between 2-5 m in height. Other shrubs may include Erechtites minimus (exotic), Toxicodendron diversilobum, Baccharis pilularis, Rubus ursinus, Urtica dioica, Pteridium aquilinum, Polystichum munitum, Ribes sanguineum, Holodiscus discolor, Phacelia malvifolia, Marah fabaceus, Garrya elliptica, Marah fabaceus, and Vaccinium ovatum. Stands are generally small (<1 ha).
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 vicinity of the Point Reyes National Seashore. Information about its global range is not available without additional inventory. Other stands have been sampled in San Mateo County at Montara Mountain (CNDDB 2001). These stands are within a few miles of the southwestern portion of the mapping area. It is likely that this association is more widespread in northern California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688621
Confidence Level: Low
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.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 | CEGL003340 California Wax-myrtle Shrubland | CEGL003340 | 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: = Morella californica (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.930.01]
= California Wax Myrtle (Morella californica) Shrub Alliance (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 20010]
= California Wax Myrtle (Morella californica) Shrub Alliance (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 20010]
- CNDDB [California Natural Diversity Data Base]. No date. Unpublished data files. California Natural Diversity Data Base, California Natural Heritage Division, Sacramento.
- 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.