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Adenostoma sparsifolium Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Adenostoma sparsifolium Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: The Adenostoma sparsifolium Shrubland Alliance (A.756) grows on dry slopes and flats with deep soils derived from alluvium or bedrock in California and Baja California. Stands occur from 300-2000 m in elevation. This alliance is adapted to slightly cooler temperatures and drier conditions than other widespread chaparral vegetation types. Summers are dry and winters are relatively cool and moist. Keeler-Wolf et al. (unpublished) show an Adenostoma sparsifolium alliance and the closely related Adenostoma fasciculatum - Adenostoma sparsifolium alliance as occurring adjacent to desert vegetation types along much of the northwestern portion of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This shrubland is dominated by Adenostoma sparsifolium which may be the sole shrub in the canopy. Other shrubs may include Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Ceanothus greggii, Rhamnus ilicifolia (= Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia), Quercus cornelius-mulleri, and Garrya veatchii. The herbaceous layer is sparse. This alliance often occurs in a mosaic with the Adenostoma fasciculatum Shrubland Alliance (A.755).  Accession Code: VB.CC.25615.ADENOSTOMASPARS 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: Adenostoma sparsifolium Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Redshank Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124590 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.756