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Cercocarpus montanus Woodland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Cercocarpus montanus Woodland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This alliance is latitudinally widely distributed, known from the valleys of northwestern California to montane habitats in the southern part of the state. Depending upon local moisture conditions and fire history, this vegetation can occur on ridges with stony, excessively drained soils or moist swales with fine soils and subirrigation. Vegetation is this alliance is characterized by the presence of tree-sized Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber in the upper canopy. Tree associates include many different species of Quercus, Juniperus, and Pinus depending on location. The shrub layer is variable in density and species composition. Characteristic shrubs include several species of Ceanothus and Arctostaphylos, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Artemisia tridentata, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Frangula californica (= Rhamnus californica), Garrya fremontii, Purshia tridentata, Rhamnus ilicifolia, Quercus garryana var. breweri, and Quercus berberidifolia. Diagnostic of this woodland alliance is the presence of large (>5 m tall) Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber codominating the tree canopy. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18933.CERCOCARPUSMONT
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Cercocarpus montanus Woodland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124781 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Mountain-mahogany Woodland Alliance
  Code: A.587