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CEGL002864 Quercus agrifolia / Quercus berberidifolia Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: California Live Oak / Scrub Oak Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is only known from the Santa Monica Mountains region. This woodland association occurs on gentle to somewhat steep slopes with variable aspects at low elevations between 118 and 413 m. It is dominated by Quercus agrifolia in the tree layer, Quercus berberidifolia in the understory shrub layer, and a variety of grasses and forbs in the herbaceous layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: A somewhat similar association, the Quercus agrifolia - Umbellularia californica / Heteromeles arbutifolia - Quercus berberidifolia association, has been defined. It differs from this association by having Umbellularia in >75% of the samples and Arbutus menziesii in about half of the samples. It is perhaps a northern California analog to this association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
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 (12-38%, mean 23.1%) with hardwoods at 5-15 m tall, a sparse to intermittent shrub layer (9-50%, mean 28.6%) at 0-5 m tall, and a sparse to open herbaceous layer (0-18%, mean 7%) at 0-1 m tall. Total vegetation cover is 45-68%; mean cover is 57%. In this association, the tree layer is dominated by Quercus agrifolia. Juglans californica and Populus fremontii are occasionally included in this layer. The shrub layer is sparse to intermittent and is dominated by Quercus berberidifolia. Occasionally, Rhamnus ilicifolia, Ceanothus cuneatus, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea (= Sambucus mexicana), and Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (= Cercocarpus betuloides) are also included. The herbaceous layer is diverse and includes Bromus sp., Centaurea melitensis, Dryopteris arguta, and Dryopteris arguta.
Dynamics: Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.
Environmental Description: Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from the Santa Monica Mountains region. Information about its global distribution is not available without additional inventory.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.788707
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Nc Californian Forest & Woodland Division | D007 | 1.B.1.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Nc.1 California Live Oak - California Laurel - Western Cypress species Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M009 | 1.B.1.Nc.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a California Live Oak - Valley Oak - California Laurel Forest & Woodland Group | G195 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
| Alliance | A3346 California Live Oak Woodland Alliance | A3346 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
| Association | CEGL002864 California Live Oak / Scrub Oak Woodland | CEGL002864 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
Concept Lineage: This placeholder has been replaced by several new types for SAMO.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus agrifolia / Quercus berberidifolia (Sawyer et al. 2009) [71.060.37]
= Quercus agrifolia/Quercus berberidifolia Woodland/Forest Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Quercus agrifolia/Quercus berberidifolia Woodland/Forest Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
- Allen, B. H., R. R. Everet, and B. A. Holzman. 1991. A classification system for California''s hardwood rangelands. Hilgardia 59:1-45.
- Keeler-Wolf, T., and J. Evens. 2006. Vegetation classification of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and environs in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, California. A report submitted to National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by California Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch and The California Native Plant Society, Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA.
- 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.