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Baccharis pilularis - Lupinus (arboreus, chamissonis) Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Baccharis pilularis - Lupinus (arboreus, chamissonis) Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
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 flat to 21° slopes of dunes, plains, and mid third of slopes facing southwest to south-southwest. Soil textures range from medium sand of sand dunes to shale. Most stands are on dunes or sandsheets near the immediate coast. They often occupy the so-called "backdune" scrub areas near the interface of upland terraces and bluffs and the dune vegetation. Stands of this shrubland form an open to intermittent herb layer and an open to intermittent shrub layer 1-2 m tall. Average overall cover is 55%. This shrubland association is dominated by <i>Baccharis pilularis</i> and <i>Lupinus arboreus</i>. <i>Bromus diandrus, Pteridium aquilinum</i>, and <i>Vulpia</i> sp. are also found in this association, although they contribute minor cover. Various other species may also contribute minor cover, including <i>Poa douglasii, Cardionema ramosissimum, Eriogonum latifolium, Eschscholzia californica, Rubus ursinus, Bromus maritimus, Marah fabaceus, Carpobrotus edulis</i> (exotic), <i>Claytonia perfoliata, Lotus scoparius, Dudleya farinosa, Melica imperfecta, Osmorhiza berteroi, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Polypodium californicum</i>, and <i>Leymus triticoides</i>. This association is often adjacent to beach communities. <i>Lupinus arboreus</i> is a short-lived perennial, which may or may not be present in the stands in vegetative form. <i>Lupinus chamissonis</i> is rarely the dominant but is present in most examples. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32076-{B1C45783-3381-43E1-B92D-A4068B322710}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689334 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003193
  Translated: Coyotebrush - (Yellow Bush Lupine, Chamisso Bush Lupine) Shrubland
  Scientific: Baccharis pilularis - Lupinus (arboreus, chamissonis) Shrubland
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(similar) Baccharis pilularis - Lupinus (arboreus, chamissonis) Shrubland
(similar) Baccharis pilularis - Lupinus (arboreus, chamissonis) Shrubland