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Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor / Vaccinium ovatum Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor / Vaccinium ovatum Shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This shrubland association is currently only known from Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association is found on gentle to moderate slopes on all aspects. Stands are found on upper slopes and ridges. Soils recorded are fine, sandy loams. Most stands appear to occupy relatively fine-grained substrates derived from marine sedimentary rocks. Stands are relatively small and occupy upper thirds of ridges and ridgetops where soils are shallow and rocky. Adjacent vegetation includes stands of <i>Arctostaphylos nummularia, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Sequoia sempervirens</i>, and <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum</i>. The associated shrubby alliance stands occupy the poorest soils, while the tree alliances occupy the better developed soils of the adjacent north-facing slopes and ravines. Most of the <i>Chrysolepis chrysophylla</i> stands are near the upper level of average summer fog and are intermediate in soil development between chaparral and forest. They appear to occupy a narrow interface between forest and chaparral usually forming small stands less than 2 ha in size. <i>Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor</i> forms an open to continuous tall-shrub or short-tree canopy 5-10 m in height. Scattered individuals of other evergreen tree species may be present including <i>Sequoia sempervirens</i> and/or <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. <i>Vaccinium ovatum</i> is conspicuous in the shrub layer with 35-90% cover. <i>Toxicodendron diversilobum, Baccharis pilularis, Arctostaphylos glandulosa, Quercus wislizeni</i>, and/or <i>Quercus berberidifolia</i> may also be present. The herbaceous layer is fairly sparse, but usually contains <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>. <i>Xerophyllum tenax</i> and <i>Pickeringia montana</i> are occasional associates.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32083-{0E3B7376-33E6-4A28-8EE9-792FA77C3E13} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-Apr-2012 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Arctostaphylos nummularia - Arctostaphylos stanfordiana - Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor North Coast Chaparral Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688868 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003200   Translated: Giant Chinquapin / California Huckleberry Shrubland   Scientific: Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor / Vaccinium ovatum Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor / Vaccinium ovatum Shrubland