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CEGL003657 Encelia californica - Artemisia californica Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: California Brittlebush - Coastal Sagebrush Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association is known from the Santa Monica Mountains as well as other parts of southern coastal California, including western Riverside and San Diego counties. It occurs on gentle to very steep southwest- and southeast-facing slopes at low elevations between 3 and 423 m. It is characterized by a codominance of Encelia californica and Artemisia californica in the shrub layer and a largely non-native herbaceous layer characterized by Brassica nigra. The emergent tree layer includes Juglans californica and Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is characterized by a codominance of Encelia californica and Artemisia californica in the shrub layer and a largely non-native herbaceous layer characterized by Brassica nigra. The emergent tree layer includes Juglans californica and Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea (= Sambucus mexicana). In western Riverside County (Klein and Evens 2006), Artemisia californica is either codominant or subdominant. Other shrubs may intermix at low cover, the most common species being Eriogonum fasciculatum, Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri (= Opuntia parryi), and Corethrogyne filaginifolia (= Lessingia filaginifolia). A variety of native and non-native forbs and grasses occupy the herb understory. In San Diego County (Evens and San 2006), Encelia californica and Artemisia californica are codominant in the shrub layer. Hirschfeldia incana or Bromus madritensis may dominate the herbaceous layer.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: In western Riverside County and San Diego County, stands are found on gentle to somewhat steep slopes at low elevations (below 1000 m). The ground typically has a moderate to high amount of rock cover and bare exposed soil. Parent material is often granite, less often sedimentary. Soil texture is usually sandy loam.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the Santa Monica Mountains as well as other parts of southern coastal California, including western Riverside and San Diego counties. Malanson (1984) also describes this association from southern California.
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.2 Coastal Sagebrush - Black Sage - Coyotebrush Coastal Scrub Macrogroup | M044 | 2.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.1.Na.2.b Coastal Sagebrush - Black Sage - White Sage Coastal Scrub Group | G264 | 2.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A3882 California Brittlebush - Coastal Buckwheat [Maritime] Scrub Alliance | A3882 | 2.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL003657 California Brittlebush - Coastal Sagebrush Shrubland | CEGL003657 | 2.B.1.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: The provisional/placeholder CEGL003047 has been replaced with several new types: CEGL003644, CEGL003657, CEGL003666, CEGL003668, and CEGL003672.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Encelia californica - Artemisia californica (Sawyer et al. 2009) [32.050.01]
= Encelia californica - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Encelia californica - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Encelia californica - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Malanson 1984)
= Encelia californica-Artemisia californica Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Encelia californica-Artemisia californica Association (Sproul et al. 2011)
= Encelia californica - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Encelia californica - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Encelia californica - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Malanson 1984)
= Encelia californica-Artemisia californica Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Encelia californica-Artemisia californica Association (Sproul et al. 2011)
- 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]
- Malanson, G. P. 1984. Fire history and patterns of Venturan subassociations of California coastal sage scrub. Vegetatio 57:121-128.
- 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.
- Sproul, F., T. Keeler-Wolf, P. Gordon-Reedy, J. Dunn, A. Klein, and K. Harper. 2011. Vegetation classification manual for western San Diego County. AECOM, California Department of Fish and Game, San Diego Area Governments.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.