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CEGL003463 Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis - Sambucus racemosa Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Alder / Salmonberry - Red Elderberry Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest 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 of this forest are found in draws, streamsides, and gullies, which have permanent or semipermanent surface water. Slopes are gentle to moderate, and aspects are generally north and east. Soils are coarse sandy loams to moderately fine sandy clay loams. forest is dominated by Alnus rubra, which forms an intermittent to continuous canopy usually less than 20 m in height. Umbellularia californica and/or Salix lasiolepis may be present in small amounts. The shrub layer is generally codominated by Sambucus racemosa and Rubus species, generally Rubus spectabilis, though Rubus parviflorus and/or Rubus ursinus are sometimes more common. The herbaceous layer is sparse to open, and often includes Urtica dioica, Stachys ajugoides, Erechtites minimus, Polystichum munitum, Scrophularia californica, and/or Athyrium filix-femina.
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. It is likely that this association occurs throughout the outer Coast Ranges of northern California and perhaps to Oregon and Washington.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, OR?, WA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689746
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Ng Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D193 | 1.B.3.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Ng.1 Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M035 | 1.B.3.Ng.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d Sitka Spruce - Black Cottonwood - Oregon Ash Lowland Riparian Forest Group | G851 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
| Alliance | A3777 White Alder Riparian Forest Alliance | A3777 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
| Association | CEGL003463 Red Alder / Salmonberry - Red Elderberry Riparian Forest | CEGL003463 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis - Sambucus racemosa (Sawyer et al. 2009) [61.410.06]
= Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis - Sambucus racemosa Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 07071]
= Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis - Sambucus racemosa Association (Schirokauer et al. 2003) [pi code 07071]
- 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.