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A.513 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.513
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This montane woodland alliance of California and Baja California grows on all aspects on shallow, sandstone- or schist-derived soils. This alliance grows in a Mediterranean climate with a distinct summer dry season. Annual precipitation varies from 25-50 cm, the bulk falling between November and April as rain. Summers are quite warm; winters are mild. Stands are found at elevations ranging from 700-2000 m. This alliance is characterized by the importance of both ~Pinus coulteri$ and ~Quercus chrysolepis$ in the canopy. In older stands the canopy may be two-tiered with ~Quercus chrysolepis$ dominant in the subcanopy. Other conifers present may include ~Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, Pinus sabiniana$, and ~Pinus ponderosa$. ~Quercus kelloggii$ and/or ~Quercus agrifolia$ may also be present. Shrubs are infrequent, and the herbaceous layer is sparse. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2158.A513
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: II.A.4.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: PINUS COULTERI - QUERCUS CHRYSOLEPIS WOODLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.513
  Common: Coulter Pine - Canyon Live Oak Woodland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus coulteri - Quercus chrysolepis Woodland Alliance