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CEGL002877 Umbellularia californica - Platanus racemosa Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: California Laurel - California Sycamore Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is only known from the Santa Monica Mountains region. This forest association occurs on gentle to steep slopes with variable aspects, at low elevations between 183 and 596 m. It is dominated by Umbellularia californica and Platanus racemosa in the tree layer. Ceanothus spinosus is abundant in the understory shrub layer, and a variety of grasses and forbs are found in the herbaceous layer.
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: Stands of this association at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area form a sparse to continuous tree layer (0-75%, mean 46.6%) with hardwoods at 5-15 m tall, an a sparse to intermittent shrub layer (0-40%, mean 9.5%) at 0-5 m tall, and a sparse herbaceous layer (0-10%, mean 1.6%) at 0-2 m tall. Total vegetation cover is 36-75%; mean cover is 56.7%. In this association, the tree layer is dominated by Umbellularia californica and Platanus racemosa. Juglans californica and Quercus agrifolia are frequently included in this layer. Ceanothus spinosus is abundant in the sparse to intermittent shrub layer. Heteromeles arbutifolia is frequently found in this layer. Occasionally, Toxicodendron diversilobum and Malosma laurina are also included. The herbaceous layer is simple and includes Leymus condensatus 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. This association is likely to occur elsewhere in the south and central Coast Ranges north through Monterey County (T. Keeler-Wolf pers. obs.).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.788761
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nd Western North American Interior Flooded Forest Division | D013 | 1.B.3.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nd.2 Interior Warm & Cool Desert Riparian Forest Macrogroup | M036 | 1.B.3.Nd.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b Western Interior Riparian Forest & Woodland Group | G797 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Alliance | A3750 California Sycamore - California Live Oak - Southern California Walnut Riparian Woodland Alliance | A3750 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL002877 California Laurel - California Sycamore Riparian Forest | CEGL002877 | 1.B.3.Nd.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Umbellularia californica - Platanus racemosa (Sawyer et al. 2009) [74.100.13]
= Umbellularia californica-Platanus racemosa Woodland/Forest Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Umbellularia californica-Platanus racemosa Woodland/Forest Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
- 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.