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A.739 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.739
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This California alliance of stabilized coastal dunes, headlands and terraces thrives in a Mediterranean climate. Precipitation, which falls as rain, occurs primarily between November and April. Frequent coastal fogs ameliorate the summer dry season. Temperatures are moderated by the proximity of the ocean, so frosts are exceedingly rare, as are temperatures in excess of 25 degrees C. Stands are restricted to the immediate coastal zone, and are usually found at elevations of less than 30 m. The nominal species of this coastal California shrubland alliance, ~Lupinus arboreus$, is very successful at colonizing and enriching sand. ~Lupinus arboreus$ is the sole or dominant shrub in the canopy. Other shrubs present may include ~Ambrosia chamissonis, Scrophularia californica, Baccharis pilularis, Ericameria ericoides, Alnus rubra, Bromus diandrus, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Morella californica (= Myrica californica)$, and ~Abronia latifolia$. The herbaceous layer is highly variable, but often includes graminoids. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2371.A739
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.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: LUPINUS ARBOREUS SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.739
  Common: Yellow Bush Lupine Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Lupinus arboreus Shrubland Alliance