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Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Sierran Chaparral Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Sierran Chaparral Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This chaparral shrubland is known from central and southern California Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada foothills, including Yosemite National Park. It occurs between 243 and 1364 m (797-4474 feet) elevation on middle to upper slopes that are gentle to steep. Soils may be clay, clay loam, silt or silt loam, but most sampled plots were located on sandy loam. <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum</i> and <i>Ceanothus cuneatus</i> codominate. Other shrubs can be present and include <i>Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (= Cercocarpus betuloides)</i> and <i>Arctostaphylos pungens</i>. A variety of native and non-native herbs occupy the understory, such as <i>Marah fabaceus, Aira caryophyllea, Hypochaeris glabra, Bromus rubens (= Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens)</i>, and <i>Vulpia myuros</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34714.CEGL003468
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
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  Translated: Chamise - Buckbrush Sierran Chaparral Shrubland
  Scientific: Adenostoma fasciculatum - Ceanothus cuneatus Sierran Chaparral Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003468