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Brassica nigra - Centaurea melitensis Ruderal Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Brassica nigra - Centaurea melitensis Ruderal Grassland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31783-{408E268B-B1C9-484E-A957-3537D54D8509} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 10-Nov-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Brassica nigra - Raphanus spp. Ruderal Annual Forb Meadow Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.788771 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002881   Translated: Black Mustard - Maltese Star-thistle Ruderal Grassland   Scientific: Brassica nigra - Centaurea melitensis Ruderal Grassland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Brassica nigra - Centaurea melitensis Herbaceous Vegetation