Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: Stands of this association at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area form an open to intermittent tree layer (12-59%, mean 35.9%) with hardwoods at 5-20 m tall, a sparse to intermittent shrub layer (0-45%, mean 13.9%) at 0-10 m tall, and a sparse to intermittent herbaceous layer (0-37%, mean 5.8%) at 0-1 m tall. Total vegetation cover is 30-70%; mean cover is 50.9%. In this association, the tree layer is dominated by Platanus racemosa and Quercus agrifolia. Umbellularia californica, Salix laevigata, and Juglans californica are occasionally included in this layer. Salix lasiolepis is dominant in the tree and shrub understory. The shrub layer is also dominated by Toxicodendron diversilobum. Occasionally, Baccharis salicifolia, Ceanothus spinosus, and Heteromeles arbutifolia are also included in the diverse shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is diverse and includes a variety of herbs, including Piptatherum miliaceum, Artemisia douglasiana, Carduus pycnocephalus, Typha sp., and Leymus condensatus.

Dynamics:  Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.