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CEGL003467 Adenostoma fasciculatum - Malosma laurina Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chamise - Laurel Sumac Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs in southern California on moderate to steep slopes of variable aspect at low to mid elevations between 111 and 991 m. It is dominated by Adenostoma fasciculatum and subdominated by Malosma laurina in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is sparse and composed primarily of introduced annual species. The emergent tree layer includes Quercus agrifolia in 20% of the samples.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association has also been recently described from western Riverside County, where Ceanothus leucodermis, Hesperoyucca whipplei, and Eriogonum fasciculatum are also common co-occurring species in the shrub layer.
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 known from the Santa Monica Mountains and western Riverside County. It likely occurs elsewhere in coastal southern California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.789795
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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 | A3868 Chamise Chaparral Alliance | A3868 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003467 Chamise - Laurel Sumac Shrubland | CEGL003467 | 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 - Malosma laurina (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.101.21]
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Malosma laurina Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum-Malosma laurina Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Malosma laurina Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum-Malosma laurina Shrubland 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.
- Klein, A., and J. Evens. 2006. Vegetation alliances of western Riverside County, California. Contract Number: P0185404. Final report prepared for The California Department of Fish and Game, Habitat Conservation Division. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA. 332 pp. [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/vegcamp/pdfs/VegMappingRpt_Western_Riverside.pdf]
- 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.