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CEGL003716 Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Scrub Oak Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland occurs on gentle to very steep northwest- and northeast-facing slopes at elevations between 353 and 1676 m (1158-5500 feet). The topography is variable, and the ground cover contains a moderate to high litter content. Parent material is sedimentary, granitic, metamorphic, gabbro diorite, or metavolcanic. Soil texture varies from loamy sand, silt loam, to clay. It is characterized by strong dominance of Quercus berberidifolia in the shrub layer. Other shrub species may be present in low cover, such as Adenostoma fasciculatum, Arctostaphylos glauca, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Fraxinus dipetala, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Rhamnus crocea, and Salvia mellifera. The herbaceous layer is sparse and has no characteristic species, the most common being non-natives such as Hirschfeldia incana, Bromus diandrus, Bromus madritensis, or Bromus tectorum. An emergent tree layer includes Quercus agrifolia in some stands.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: There may be some minor local variation in this widespread association based on locally distributed low-constancy species. Sufficient sampling has yet to be done in the northern part of its range.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Quercus berberidifolia is the sole dominant shrub in the intermittent to continuous shrub layer. A variety of other chaparral, coastal sage, and desert shrub species may be present, the most common being Adenostoma fasciculatum, Arctostaphylos glauca, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Fraxinus dipetala, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Rhamnus crocea, and Salvia mellifera. The most common herb species include non-native annuals Hirschfeldia incana, Bromus diandrus, Bromus madritensis, or Bromus tectorum though natives such as Marah macrocarpus and Paeonia californica may occur (Klein and Evens 2006).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Elevation ranges from 353 to 1676 m (1158-5500 feet). Aspect is usually northerly and less often southerly. Stands are found on moderate to steep slopes with variable topography. Ground cover contains a moderate to high litter content. Parent material is sedimentary, granitic, metamorphic, gabbro diorite, or metavolcanic. Soil texture varies from loamy sand, silt loam, to clay.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the Santa Monica Mountains as well as San Diego County (Evens and San 2006), Riverside County (Klein and Evens 2006), other parts of the eastern Transverse and Peninsular ranges (Gordon and White 1994), northward and westward to the northern ranger districts of the Los Padres National Forest (Borchert et al. 2004), in the central interior Coast Ranges (Pinnacles National Monument), and the northern Sierra Nevada foothills (Klein et al. 2007). It is likely that the same association occurs north well into the central and inner northern Coast Ranges (Sawyer and Keeler-Wolf 1995, Thorne et al. 2004).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: High
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.b Scrub Oak - Eastwood''s Manzanita - California Ash Chaparral Group | G261 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A2673 Scrub Oak - Chamise Mesic Chaparral Alliance | A2673 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003716 Scrub Oak Shrubland | CEGL003716 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus berberidifolia (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.407.02]
= Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland (Gordon and White 1994)
= Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland (Gordon and White 1994)
= Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland (Klein and Evens 2006)
= Quercus berberidifolia Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
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