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Pinus ponderosa - Quercus garryana / Arctostaphylos viscida / Festuca californica Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa - Quercus garryana / Arctostaphylos viscida / Festuca californica Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This is an open woodland or savanna with widely spaced <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> and <i>Quercus garryana</i> (and rarely <i>Quercus kelloggii</i> or <i>Arbutus menziesii</i>) trees. Patches of chaparral, dominated by <i>Ceanothus cuneatus</i> and occasionally <i>Arctostaphylos viscida</i>, occur in openings. Native grasses dominate undisturbed sites, with <i>Danthonia californica</i> found on areas with clay soils, northern slopes, or areas with some spring moisture. <i>Achnatherum lemmonii (= Stipa lemmonii), Festuca idahoensis</i>, and <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata</i> all can be found in drier or better drained sites, while <i>Festuca californica</i> and <i>Melica geyeri</i> are the dominant species in the shade. <i>Toxicodendron diversilobum</i> is found as a shrub and vine throughout these areas. This woodland association requires periodic fire to maintain its woodland character at most sites. Without fire, these woodlands first become forests of oak and pine, and eventually support Douglas-fir forests. If fire is excluded for long enough, they become a closed canopy mix of young Ponderosa pine, white oak, black oak and decadent chaparral, which burns explosively if exposed to a wildfire. In areas which are heavily grazed, introduced annual grasses (<i>Cynosurus echinatus, Taeniatherum caput-medusae, Bromus</i> spp.) and noxious weeds (<i>Centaurea solstitialis</i>) replace the native grasses and forbs as understory dominants. <br><br>Most examples of this association are found on valley bottomlands, with alluvial or clay soils of volcanic origin. However, in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California, occasional examples can be found on alluvial deposits in serpentine areas.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32835.CEGL000880 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.2.689097 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Ponderosa Pine - Oregon White Oak / Sticky Whiteleaf Manzanita / California Fescue Woodland   Scientific: Pinus ponderosa - Quercus garryana / Arctostaphylos viscida / Festuca californica Woodland   Code: CEGL000880