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Salvia mellifera Shrubland |
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Name: Salvia mellifera Shrubland
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Description: This shrubland association occurs on moderate to very steep southeast- and southwest-facing slopes at low elevations between 20 and 1050 m (65-3444 feet). It occurs in the interior of the Coast and Transverse ranges of central and southern California. In Riverside County, it apparently occurs in drier and more inland southern coastal areas with aspect tending to face more northeast than in the Santa Monica Mountains. Slopes are moderate to very steep; soils are clay or clay loam to sand or sandy loam. Stands are characterized by a strong dominance of <i>Salvia mellifera</i> in the shrub layer. A variety of other coastal sage and chaparral species frequently intermix in the shrub layer as subdominants. Some of these species include <i>Artemisia californica, Ceanothus crassifolius, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Keckiella antirrhinoides</i>, and <i>Encelia farinosa</i>. The understory herbaceous layer consists of native species, such as <i>Leymus condensatus</i> and <i>Nassella lepida</i>, and non-native species, such as <i>Bromus madritensis</i> and <i>Centaurea melitensis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37481.CEGL003727
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 94
      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 Sage Shrubland
  Scientific: Salvia mellifera Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003727
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.790230 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo