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Quercus vacciniifolia Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus vacciniifolia Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This shrubland alliance of the mountains of Oregon and California occurs along ridges and upper slopes between 700 and 3300 m elevation. Stands are normally found on thin, rocky soils. This alliance grows in a climate with long, dry summers and wet winters. Average yearly precipitation totals vary from roughly 62 cm in the northern end of the range to 40 cm in the southern Sierra Nevada. Quercus vacciniifolia is the sole or dominant plant in the shrub canopy. Other shrubs may include Prunus emarginata, Chrysolepis sempervirens (= Castanopsis sempervirens), Symphoricarpos mollis, Garrya fremontii, Arctostaphylos patula, Arctostaphylos nevadensis, Ceanothus cordulatus, Ceanothus velutinus, Quercus sadleriana, and Amelanchier alnifolia. Emergent conifers may be present. The herbaceous layer is sparse.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22959.QUERCUSVACCINII 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: Quercus vacciniifolia Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Huckleberry Oak Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124817 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.784