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CEGL003567 Ceanothus megacarpus - Malosma laurina Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bigpod Ceanothus - Laurel Sumac Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs on gentle to very steep slopes of variable aspect at low to mid elevations between 42 and 780 m. It is characterized by a dominance of Ceanothus megacarpus and a subdominance of Malosma laurina in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is insignificant in older stands. The emergent tree layer is generally absent but can include Quercus agrifolia, Umbellularia californica, Juglans californica, Pinus sp., and Eucalyptus sp.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association has only been described from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.
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. It is likely to be restricted to the western Transverse Ranges of southern California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.789951
Confidence Level: Low
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 | A3864 Hoaryleaf Ceanothus - Bigpod Ceanothus Chaparral Alliance | A3864 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003567 Bigpod Ceanothus - Laurel Sumac Shrubland | CEGL003567 | 2.B.1.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: The provisional/placeholder CEGL003031 has been replaced with several new types: CEGL003562, CEGL003565, CEGL003566, CEGL003567, and CEGL003574.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Ceanothus megacarpus - Malosma laurina (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.201.06]
= Ceanothus megacarpus-Malosma laurina Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Ceanothus megacarpus-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.
- 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.