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CEGL003719 Rhus integrifolia - Artemisia californica - Eriogonum cinereum Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lemonade Sumac - Coastal Sagebrush - Coastal Buckwheat Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association occurs on moderate to abrupt slopes of variable aspect at low elevations between 4 and 280 m. It is characterized by a dominance of Rhus integrifolia and a subdominance of Artemisia californica and Eriogonum cinereum in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is sparse and composed mostly of 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: A similar association, the Rhus integrifolia - Salvia mellifera - Artemisia californica Association, has been described by Evens and San (2006) in coastal San Diego County. It lacks Eriogonum cinereum.
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. This association is probably endemic to the western Transverse Ranges of southern California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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 | CEGL003719 Lemonade Sumac - Coastal Sagebrush - Coastal Buckwheat Shrubland | CEGL003719 | 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: = Rhus integrifolia - Artemisia californica - Eriogonum cinereum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.803.03]
= Rhus integrifolia - Artemisia californica - Eriogonum cinereum Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Rhus integrifolia-Artemisia californica-Eriogonum cinereum Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Rhus integrifolia - Artemisia californica - Eriogonum cinereum Shrubland (Evens and San 2006)
= Rhus integrifolia-Artemisia californica-Eriogonum cinereum 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.
- 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.