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A.755 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.755
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This widespread chaparral alliance of dry slopes and ridges of interior California is found between 10 and 1800 m elevation. It can occur on all slopes and usually occurs on xeric sites. Stands of this alliance usually occur on shallow, mafic-derived soils. This sclerophyllous, broad-leaved evergreen shrubland is dominated by ~Adenostoma fasciculatum$. Mature stands are densely interwoven thickets of ~Adenostoma fasciculatum$, with other species contributing very little to overall cover. Emergent trees of ~Quercus wislizeni$ may be present. Shrubs may include ~Arctostaphylos glauca, Salvia mellifera, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Artemisia californica, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Yucca whipplei$, and various ~Ceanothus$ spp. There is very little understory or herbaceous litter. This alliance intergrades with other chaparral types, coastal scrubs, and grasslands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2386.A755
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.A.2.N.c
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: ADENOSTOMA FASCICULATUM SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.755
  Common: Common Chamise Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Adenostoma fasciculatum Shrubland Alliance