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CEGL005311 Prunus ilicifolia Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Hollyleaf Cherry Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland occurs on steep dry slopes of the coastal mountains of central and southern California. Stands are uncommon and distributed on convex middle and upper slopes between the elevations of 448 and 915 m (1470-3000 feet). Most (60%) stands occur on north-facing exposures on slopes >45%. Stands are nearly pure Prunus ilicifolia. Other shrubs, if present, are less than half the cover of Prunus ilicifolia and may include Heteromeles arbutifolia and Rhus ovata. The herbaceous undergrowth is abundant and rich. Dominant forbs include Anthriscus caucalis, Delphinium californicum ssp. interius, and Marah fabaceus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Described from eleven sampled points, with many more stands observed, as the Central Coast Ranges is the center of the distribution of Prunus ilicifolia.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are nearly pure Prunus ilicifolia. Other shrubs, if present, are less than half the cover of Prunus ilicifolia and may include Heteromeles arbutifolia and Rhus ovata. The herbaceous undergrowth is abundant and rich. Dominant forbs include Anthriscus caucalis, Delphinium californicum ssp. interius, and Marah fabaceus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is uncommon and patchily distributed on convex middle and upper slopes between the elevations of 448 and 915 m (1470-3000 feet). Most (60%) stands occur on north-facing exposures with slopes >45%. In general, hollyleaf cherry is most abundant in the coastal and near-coastal mountain ranges.
Geographic Range: This association is currently known from the Central Coast Ranges and South Coast Ranges of California and is expected to occur in the interior Central Coast Ranges.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.799326
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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 | A3863 Hollyleaf Cherry - Toyon - Redheart Mesic Chaparral Alliance | A3863 | 2.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL005311 Hollyleaf Cherry Shrubland | CEGL005311 | 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: = Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.910.03]
= Prunus ilicifolia Shrubland (Kittel et al. 2012a)
= Prunus ilicifolia Shrubland Alliance (Borchert et al. 2004) [exactly as Borchert described his type with the same name, with ten sampled points.]
= Prunus ilicifolia Shrubland (Kittel et al. 2012a)
= Prunus ilicifolia Shrubland Alliance (Borchert et al. 2004) [exactly as Borchert described his type with the same name, with ten sampled points.]
- Borchert, M., A. Lopez, C. Bauer, and T. Knowd. 2004. Field guide to coastal sage scrub and chaparral series of Los Padres National Forest. Report R5-TP-019. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, San Francisco, CA.
- Kittel, G., E. Reyes, J. Evens, J. Buck, and D. Johnson. 2012a. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Pinnacles National Monument. Natural Resource Report NPS/SFAN/NRR-2012/574. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 428 pp.
- 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.