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CEGL003633 Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber - Malosma laurina - Artemisia californica Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany - Laurel Sumac - Coastal Sagebrush 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 moderately steep to very steep northeast-facing slopes at low elevations between 33 and 743 m. It is characterized by dominance of Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber and subdominance to codominance of Malosma laurina in the shrub layer. Melica imperfecta and scattered other native and non-native species occur in the herbaceous layer. The emergent tree layer includes infrequent Quercus agrifolia and Umbellularia californica.
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 dominance of Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (= Cercocarpus betuloides) and subdominance to codominance of Malosma laurina in the shrub layer. Melica imperfecta and scattered other native and non-native species occur in the herbaceous layer. The emergent tree layer includes infrequent Quercus agrifolia and Umbellularia californica.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This woodland/shrubland association occurs in the Santa Monica Mountains region of California on moderately steep to very steep northeast-facing slopes at low elevations between 33 and 743 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.2.790536
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 | CEGL003633 Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany - Laurel Sumac - Coastal Sagebrush Shrubland | CEGL003633 | 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: = Cercocarpus betuloides-Malosma laurina-Artemisia californica Shrubland Association (Keeler-Wolf and Evens 2006)
= Cercocarpus montanus - Malosma laurina - Artemisia californica (Sawyer et al. 2009) [76.100.12]
= Cercocarpus montanus - Malosma laurina - Artemisia californica (Sawyer et al. 2009) [76.100.12]
- 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.