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Salvia apiana Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salvia apiana Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance of southern California grows on rarely flooded, low-gradient deposits along streams, from sea level to 1600 m elevation. Soils are shallow and very well-drained. Summers are hot and dry. Winters are mild and moist. Yearly precipitation totals average about 50 cm, and most precipitation occurs between November and May. This alliance is characterized by the importance of Salvia apiana in the shrub canopy. Artemisia californica is also usually present, though in smaller amounts. Other shrubs present may include Diplacus aurantiacus, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Malacothamnus fasciculatus, Yucca whipplei, Isocoma menziesii, and Malosma laurina. The herbaceous layer is variable.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20265.SALVIAAPIANASHR Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	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: Salvia apiana Shrubland Alliance   Translated: White Sage Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125897 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.747