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Quercus chrysolepis / Arctostaphylos patula Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus chrysolepis / Arctostaphylos patula Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This forest association is currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. Stands of this forest are generally found at mid-elevations (1495-2347 m [4900-7700 feet]) on the mid to upper portions of linear to convex-shaped slopes with eastern to southern aspects. These sites tend to be on moderate to steep (9-30°) slopes. Soils tend to be shallow and poorly developed with textures ranging from rocky loam to rocky, gravelly loam and of granitic parent material. Penetration is medium to difficult. Stands form a two-story structure dominated by <i>Quercus chrysolepis</i> in the tree layer and <i>Arctostaphylos patula</i> in the shrub layer. A variety of other species found in this association, although far less common and constant, may include <i>Arctostaphylos viscida, Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (= Cercocarpus betuloides), Calocedrus decurrens, Pinus jeffreyi, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus lambertiana, Quercus kelloggii, Ceanothus cordulatus</i>, and <i>Ceanothus integerrimus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32565.CEGL008601
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686472 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Canyon Live Oak / Greenleaf Manzanita Forest
  Scientific: Quercus chrysolepis / Arctostaphylos patula Forest
  Code: CEGL008601