Name:
Quercus wislizeni - Quercus douglasii - Pinus sabiniana Woodland
Reference:
Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This oak-pine association occurs in the Sierra Nevada from Butte County to Kern County and in San Benito County. Stands of this woodland are found at low elevations (120-1525 m [400-5000 feet]) on north- to northeast- and south- to southwest-facing slopes that are primarily less than 25%. Soil textures are loam to rocky clay loam and sand loams. Parent materials are mostly granitic or mixed, and occasionally mafic or metamorphic. Stands of this woodland are dominated by <i>Quercus wislizeni, Quercus douglasii</i>, and <i>Pinus sabiniana</i> with an understory of grasses. Shrubs that may be found here include <i>Ceanothus cuneatus, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Ribes californicum</i>, and <i>Arctostaphylos viscida</i>. Rarely occurring are <i>Aesculus californica, Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus kelloggii, Quercus garryana, Pinus jeffreyi, Amelanchier utahensis, Arctostaphylos manzanita, Arctostaphylos viscida ssp. mariposa (= Arctostaphylos mariposa), Artemisia tridentata, Ceanothus leucodermis, Ceanothus spinosus, Eriodictyon californicum, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Ericameria linearifolia (= Haplopappus linearifolius), Heteromeles arbutifolia, Juniperus californica, Lonicera subspicata, Prunus ilicifolia, Prunus virginiana, Frangula californica (= Rhamnus californica), Rhamnus crocea, Ribes</i>, sp., and <i>Salix</i> sp.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.32713.CEGL008642
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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