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CEGL003630 Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber - Ceanothus spinosus Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany - Redheart Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland/shrubland association occurs in the Santa Monica Mountains region of California on somewhat steep to steep northwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 64 and 526 m. It is characterized by a codominance of Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber and Ceanothus spinosus in the shrub layer and an insignificant herbaceous layer with occasional Leymus condensatus. The emergent tree layer includes occasional Quercus agrifolia and rarely Juglans californica and Platanus racemosa.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association has only been described from the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Until further inventory is completed, there is no global information.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: It is characterized by a codominance of Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (= Cercocarpus betuloides) and Ceanothus spinosus in the shrub layer and an insignificant herbaceous layer with occasional Leymus condensatus. The emergent tree layer includes occasional Quercus agrifolia and rarely Juglans californica and Platanus racemosa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This woodland/shrubland association occurs in the Santa Monica Mountains region of California on somewhat steep to steep northwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 64 and 526 m.
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.2.790533
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.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 | A0587 Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany Mesic Chaparral Alliance | A0587 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003630 Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany - Redheart Shrubland | CEGL003630 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: Upgraded to Standard during screening.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Cercocarpus betuloides-Ceanothus spinosus Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Cercocarpus montanus - Ceanothus spinosus (Sawyer et al. 2009) [76.100.05]
= Cercocarpus montanus - Ceanothus spinosus (Sawyer et al. 2009) [76.100.05]
- 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.