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CEGL003703 Malosma laurina - Salvia mellifera Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Laurel Sumac - Black Sage Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs on somewhat steep to steep southeast- and southwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 17 and 756 m. It is characterized by a codominance of Malosma laurina and Salvia mellifera in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is generally insignificant. The emergent tree layer is generally absent.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: We suggest merging this association with the Malosma laurina - Eriogonum fasciculatum - Salvia mellifera Association of Klein and Evens (2006) and Evens and San (2006). The frequency of Eriogonum fasciculatum in the Santa Monica Mountains samples is 67%, high enough to be considered an adequate constancy by most standards.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In the Malosma laurina - Eriogonum fasciculatum - Salvia mellifera association described from western Riverside County by Klein and Evens (2006) and from San Diego County by Evens and San (2006), all three shrubs are usually codominant. Other chaparral and coastal sage species that are characteristically present at low cover include Heteromeles arbutifolia, Artemisia californica, Adenostoma fasciculatum, and Hesperoyucca whipplei (= Yucca whipplei). The herbaceous layer, which includes a variety of native and non-native species, is usually dominated by Bromus madritensis.
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. It is also likely throughout southern coastal California evidenced by the similar descriptions of types in Riverside and San Diego counties (Evens and San 2005, Klein and Evens 2005).
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.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 | CEGL003703 Laurel Sumac - Black Sage Shrubland | CEGL003703 | 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: = Malosma laurina - Salvia mellifera (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.455.09]
= Malosma laurina-Salvia mellifera Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Malosma laurina-Salvia mellifera 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.