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Brassica nigra - Centaurea melitensis Herbaceous Vegetation |
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Name: Brassica nigra - Centaurea melitensis Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This association is only sampled from the Santa Monica Mountains region. However, it is anecdotally known from much of cismontane California. This herbaceous association occurs on gentle to steep slopes of variable aspect at low elevations between 41 and 483 m. It is codominated by <i>Centaurea melitensis</i> and <i>Brassica nigra</i> in the herbaceous layer. <i>Hazardia squarrosa, Salvia leucophylla</i>, and <i>Artemisia californica</i> are often found in the shrub layer at low cover, and <i>Juglans californica</i> and <i>Quercus agrifolia</i> are infrequently found in the tree layer at low cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37439.CEGL002881
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 9
      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:   Translated: Black Mustard - Maltese Star-thistle Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Brassica nigra - Centaurea melitensis Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL002881
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.788771 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo