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Baccharis pilularis - Rubus ursinus / Weedy Herbs Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Baccharis pilularis - Rubus ursinus / Weedy Herbs Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrubland association is currently only known from Point Reyes National Seashore in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. Stands are found at low elevations on the lower third to ridgetops of 18- to 35-degree, southwest- to northwest-facing slopes. Soil textures range from moderately fine silty clay loam to coarse loamy sand. This association typically occupies the coastal terrace and coastward sides of the area. <i>Rubus ursinus</i> is a common colonizer of moist areas in this zone, and this association is indicative of a slightly cooler and moister setting than ~<i>Baccharis pilularis</i> / Annual Grass-Herb Shrubland (CEGL003183)$$. Under equivalent moisture conditions, it also indicates a somewhat more advanced stage in the stand dynamics of ~<i>Baccharis pilularis</i> Shrubland Alliance (A0836)$$ than the former association. Stands of this shrubland form an open to intermittent herb layer and an open to intermittent shrub layer. It is dominated by <i>Baccharis pilularis</i> and <i>Rubus ursinus</i>. <i>Toxicodendron diversilobum</i> and <i>Clinopodium douglasii (= Satureja douglasii)</i> are usually present, and a variety of other species that may also be present include <i>Lonicera hispidula, Frangula californica (= Rhamnus californica), Symphyotrichum chilense (= Aster chilensis), Oemleria cerasiformis, Heracleum maximum (= Heracleum lanatum), Marah fabaceus, Holcus lanatus, Agrostis</i> sp., <i>Briza minor, Plantago lanceolata, Pteridium aquilinum, Geranium dissectum, Scrophularia californica</i>, and <i>Hypochaeris radicata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34357.CEGL003196
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.2.689197 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Coyotebrush - California Blackberry / Weedy Herbs Shrubland
  Scientific: Baccharis pilularis - Rubus ursinus / Weedy Herbs Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003196