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CEGL003635 Coreopsis gigantea - Artemisia californica - Eriogonum cinereum Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Giant Coreopsis - Coastal Sagebrush - Coastal Buckwheat Scrub
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs on flat to very steep southwest- to northeast-facing slopes at low elevations between 1 and 407 m. It is characterized by a dominance of Coreopsis gigantea with a codominance or subdominance of Artemisia californica and Eriogonum cinereum in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer may have low cover of Leymus condensatus, Melica imperfecta, and scattered non-native species. The emergent tree layer is typically absent but may include non-native species.
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 occur locally along the immediate coast of adjacent Santa Barbara County and also on Santa Cruz and perhaps other northern Channel Islands.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.790054
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.A Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Woodland, Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S06 | 3.A |
| Formation | 3.A.2 Warm Desert & Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F015 | 3.A.2 |
| Division | 3.A.2.Na North American Warm Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D039 | 3.A.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 3.A.2.Na.4 Saguaro - Organ Pipe Cactus - Burrobush Mojave-Sonoran Semi-Desert Scrub Macrogroup | M088 | 3.A.2.Na.4 |
| Group | 3.A.2.Na.4.a Coastal Agave - Boojum Tree - Tree Yucca / Live-forever species Coastal Succulent Scrub Group | G298 | 3.A.2.Na.4.a |
| Alliance | A3459 Giant Coreopsis Coastal Bluff Desert Scrub Alliance | A3459 | 3.A.2.Na.4.a |
| Association | CEGL003635 Giant Coreopsis - Coastal Sagebrush - Coastal Buckwheat Scrub | CEGL003635 | 3.A.2.Na.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Coreopsis gigantea - Artemisia californica - Eriogonum cinereum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [43.100.01]
= Coreopsis gigantea-Artemisia californica-Eriogonum cinereum Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Coreopsis gigantea-Artemisia californica-Eriogonum cinereum 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.