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A.774 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.774
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This shrubland alliance of cismontane southern California and Baja California, Mexico, typically occurs on steep slopes, from sea level to 400 m of elevation. The soils are shallow and coarse. Summers are very dry and warm, winters are mild. The bulk of precipitation occurs from November to April and falls as rain. Yearly rainfall totals average between 20 and 30 cm. This shrubland alliance contains ~Malosma laurina$ and/or ~Rhus integrifolia$ as important or dominant shrubs in the canopy. Other shrubs present may include ~Salvia mellifera, Salvia leucophylla, Schinus terebinthifolius, Schinus molle, Diplacus aurantiacus, Encelia californica, Artemisia californica, Juglans californica, Prunus ilicifolia, Sambucus mexicana, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Heteromeles arbutifolia$, and ~Keckiella antirrhinoides$. Emergent individuals of ~Juglans californica$ may be present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2404.A774
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: MALOSMA LAURINA - (RHUS INTEGRIFOLIA) SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.774
  Common: Laurel-sumac - (Lemonade Sumac) Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Malosma laurina - (Rhus integrifolia) Shrubland Alliance