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CEGL003504 Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chamise - Bigberry Manzanita Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs on somewhat steep to steep northeast- and northwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 367 and 1201 m (1204-3943 feet) in southern and central coastal California. Parent material is varied, including granitic metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rock. Soil texture is also varied from sandy loam and sand to clay loam. This shrubland is consistently codominated by Adenostoma fasciculatum and Arctostaphylos glauca in an intermittent to dense shrub layer, with an insignificant herbaceous layer. A variety of other chaparral species intermix as subdominants shrubs (e.g., Garrya flavescens, Keckiella antirrhinoides, Prunus ilicifolia, Heteromeles arbutifolia).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This is a common association in the southern and central coastal California area. It has been reported in San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Fresno counties. Its presence reflects somewhat drier and warmer conditions than the Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glandulosa association of the Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glandulosa alliance. Arctostaphylos glauca is an obligate seeder as opposed to Arctostaphylos glandulosa, which is a resprouting species. Similar stands occur as far north as Alameda County in the central Coast Ranges, though they have not been adequately described (T. Keeler-Wolf pers. obs. 2005).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This shrubland is consistently codominated by Adenostoma fasciculatum and Arctostaphylos glauca in the intermittent to dense shrub overstory, with an insignificant herbaceous layer. A variety of other chaparral species intermix as subdominants shrubs (e.g., Garrya flavescens, Keckiella antirrhinoides, Prunus ilicifolia, Heteromeles arbutifolia).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland occurs on somewhat steep to steep northeast- and northwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 367 and 1201 m (1204-3943 feet). Parent material is varied, including granitic metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rock. Soil texture is also varied from sandy loam and sand to clay loam.
Geographic Range: This is a common association in the southern and central coastal California area.
Nations: MX,US
States/Provinces: CA, MXBCN
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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 | A3866 Bigberry Manzanita Chaparral Alliance | A3866 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003504 Chamise - Bigberry Manzanita Shrubland | CEGL003504 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glauca (Stout et al. 2013)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland (Evens et al. 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum-Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
? Arctostaphylos glauca - Adenostoma fasciculatum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.104.01]
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland (Evens et al. 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum - Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Adenostoma fasciculatum-Arctostaphylos glauca Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
? Arctostaphylos glauca - Adenostoma fasciculatum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.104.01]
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