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CEGL002926 Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus megacarpus Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chamise - Bigpod Ceanothus Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs on gentle to steep slopes of variable aspect at low to mid elevations between 130 and 810 m. It is dominated by Adenostoma fasciculatum in the shrub layer, with lower cover of Ceanothus megacarpus. It has no significant herbaceous layer. The emergent tree layer is generally non-existent but may include occasional emergent Quercus agrifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The inverse of this association, Ceanothus megacarpus - Adenostoma fasciculatum / Salvia mellifera, has been described by Borchert et al. (1993a). It remains to be seen whether these two associations should be combined.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association has only been described from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association has only been described from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. 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.2.789789
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.1 Chamise - Whiteleaf Manzanita - Scrub Oak Chaparral Macrogroup | M043 | 2.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.B.1.Na.1.a Chamise - Buckbrush - Sticky Whiteleaf Manzanita Xeric Chaparral Group | G257 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3864 Hoaryleaf Ceanothus - Bigpod Ceanothus Chaparral Alliance | A3864 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL002926 Chamise - Bigpod Ceanothus Shrubland | CEGL002926 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: The provisional/placeholder CEGL003002 has been replaced with several new types: CEGL002924, CEGL002926, CEGL002934, CEGL003467, and CEGL003498.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Adenostoma fasciculatum - (Ceanothus megacarpus) (CNPS 2017)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum-Ceanothus megacarpus Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
? Ceanothus megacarpus - Adenostoma fasciculatum / Salvia mellifera (Borchert et al. 1993a)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum-Ceanothus megacarpus Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
? Ceanothus megacarpus - Adenostoma fasciculatum / Salvia mellifera (Borchert et al. 1993a)
- Borchert, M., H. Gordon, and T. White. 1993a. Preliminary definitions of Transverse and Peninsular Range series and association. Unpublished report. USDA Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, Goleta, CA.
- CNPS [California Native Plant Society]. 2015-2017. A manual of California vegetation [online]. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA. [http://vegetation.cnps.org/].
- 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.
- Taylor, Robert. Personal communication. National Park Service.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.