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CEGL003668 Encelia californica - Malosma laurina - Salvia mellifera Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: California Brittlebush - Laurel Sumac - Black Sage Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs on gentle to very steep southeast- and southwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 5 and 457 m. It is characterized by a codominance of Encelia californica, Salvia mellifera, and Malosma laurina in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is diverse and dominated by non-native grasses and herbs. The emergent tree layer is generally absent.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is apparently endemic to the Santa Monica Mountains area; however, it may occur elsewhere in south coastal California.
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.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.790072
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | CEGL003668 California Brittlebush - Laurel Sumac - Black Sage Shrubland | CEGL003668 | 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 - Malosma laurina - Salvia mellifera (Sawyer et al. 2009) [32.050.05]
= Encelia californica-Malosma laurina-Salvia mellifera Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Encelia californica-Malosma laurina-Salvia mellifera 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.