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CEGL003697 Malosma laurina - Artemisia californica Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Laurel Sumac - Coastal Sagebrush Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs on gentle to steep northeast- and northwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 2 and 611 m. It is characterized by a dominance of Malosma laurina and a subdominance of Artemisia californica, and in many cases Salvia leucophylla, in the shrub layer and typically a minor presence of the grass Leymus condensatus in the herbaceous layer. The emergent tree layer is usually absent.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is similarly described in western Riverside and San Diego counties. However, it is within the Artemisia californica alliance as the Artemisia californica - Malosma laurina association where Malosma laurina is consistently present as a codominant or subdominant shrub. Shrubs Salvia apiana, Diplacus aurantiacus, and Eriogonum fasciculatum are often present at low cover.
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 likely present in low-elevation slopes of southern California from the Peninsular to Transverse ranges from San Diego County north to Ventura County.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.790147
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.1 Chamise - Whiteleaf Manzanita - Scrub Oak Chaparral Macrogroup | M043 | 2.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.B.1.Na.1.c Woolly-leaf Manzanita - Glossyleaf Manzanita - Barranca Brush Maritime Chaparral Group | G258 | 2.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A3856 Laurel Sumac - Lemonade Sumac Chaparral Alliance | A3856 | 2.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL003697 Laurel Sumac - Coastal Sagebrush Shrubland | CEGL003697 | 2.B.1.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Artemisia californica - Malosma laurina (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.455.02]
= Malosma laurina - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Malosma laurina - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Malosma laurina-Artemisia californica Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Malosma laurina - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Malosma laurina - Artemisia californica Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Malosma laurina-Artemisia californica Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
- 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.