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A.770 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.770
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This shrubland alliance of California's lower cismontane regions occurs between 100 and 750 m elevation. This alliance grows on shallow, rocky, poorly differentiated soils. Stands usually occur on xeric sites, fairly near the coast but above the coastal scrub zone. Precipitation is very seasonal, falling as rain between November and April. Rainfall totals average between 40 and 70 cm per year, but with much year-to-year variation. This alliance is characterized by the dominance of ~Ceanothus megacarpus$, which must attain at least 60% cover. Other shrubs in the canopy may include ~Salvia mellifera, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Rhamnus ilicifolia (= Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia), Cercocarpus montanus, Quercus dumosa$, and ~Heteromeles arbutifolia$. The herbaceous layer is sparse. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2400.A770
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.c
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: CEANOTHUS MEGACARPUS SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.770
  Common: Bigpod Ceanothus Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Ceanothus megacarpus Shrubland Alliance