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CEGL003603 Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Hairy 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 498 and 847 m. It is characterized by a strong dominance of Ceanothus oliganthus in the shrub layer, although a variety of other shrubs may occur occasionally at low cover. The emergent tree layer occasionally includes Quercus agrifolia and Umbellularia californica.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Klein and Evens (2006), Evens and San (2006), and Borchert et al. (2004) have reported on stands of Ceanothus oliganthus that resemble these relatively pure stands in the Santa Monica Mountains study area. However, they have not had sufficient numbers of stands to further differentiate their examples at the association level. Recent sampling in the Peninsular Ranges of San Diego County (T. Keeler-Wolf pers. obs. 2005) suggests there are other early-seral post-fire Ceanothus oliganthus associations which may occur in mixed coniferous forests up to 1800 m in association with emergent Quercus chrysolepis and Pinus coulteri.
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 occur in a number of areas from Monterey County to San Diego County but has not been adequately treated at the association level to determine its full extent.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.b Scrub Oak - Eastwood''s Manzanita - California Ash Chaparral Group | G261 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3861 Hairy Ceanothus - Chaparral Whitethorn - Woolly-leaf Ceanothus Pre-montane Chaparral Alliance | A3861 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003603 Hairy Ceanothus Shrubland | CEGL003603 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: The provisional/placeholder CEGL003032 has been replaced with several new types: CEGL003603, CEGL003605, CEGL003610, and CEGL003611.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Ceanothus oliganthus (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.207.01]
= Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland (Borchert et al. 2004)
= Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland (Borchert et al. 2004)
= Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Ceanothus oliganthus Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
- Borchert, M., A. Lopez, C. Bauer, and T. Knowd. 2004. Field guide to coastal sage scrub and chaparral series of Los Padres National Forest. Report R5-TP-019. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, San Francisco, CA.
- Evens, J., and S. San. 2006. Vegetation alliances of the San Dieguito River Park region, San Diego County, California. Final report (August 2005) Version 2 (revised May 2006). Prepared by California Native Plant Society in cooperation with the California Natural Heritage Program of the California Department of Fish and Game and San Diego Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. 271 pp.
- 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.