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Quercus lobata Woodland [Placeholder] | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus lobata Woodland [Placeholder] Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: These woodlands are found in California's Coast Ranges, the Great Central Valley, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades and the Klamath Range. Elevation ranges from sea level to 775 m. Stands occur on valley bottoms and gentle slopes and requires intermittently flooded or seasonally saturated soils. The soils are deep and alluvial or residual, and the water must be fresh. Periodic, low intensity floods help maintain this vegetation. Stands are usually found outside the immediate zone of high energy flood waters, in the lower-energy margins of the floodplain. The vegetation is a sclerophyllous evergreen woodland that forms a sparse to dense tree canopy less than 30 m in height. The tree canopy is dominated by Quercus lobata. Other trees in the canopy may include Quercus kelloggii, Quercus douglasii, Quercus agrifolia, Platanus racemosa, and Fraxinus latifolia. A sparse shrub layer (10-25% cover) is present and may include Frangula californica ssp. californica, and Toxicodendron diversilobum. Lianas like Vitis californica and Clematis ligusticifolia are common. The moderately dense herbaceous layer of undisturbed stands is typically dominated by perennial graminoids, such as the rhizomatous Leymus triticoides. Introduced annual grasses dominate the ground layer of disturbed stands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24416.QUERCUSLOBATAWO Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus lobata Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Valley Oak Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687425 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003096   Scientific: Quercus lobata Woodland [Placeholder]   Common: Valley Oak Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus lobata Woodland