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Coreopsis gigantea Coastal Bluff Desert Scrub Alliance \| NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Coreopsis gigantea Coastal Bluff Desert Scrub Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Vegetation is characterized by a two-tiered, open to moderate canopy <1 to 5 m tall and dominated or codominated by <i>Coreopsis gigantea</i>. Other shrub associates may include <i>Artemisia californica, Atriplex semibaccata, Baccharis pilularis, Cleome isomeris, Encelia californica, Ericameria ericoides, Eriogonum arborescens, Eriogonum cinereum, Frankenia salina, Isocoma menziesii, Opuntia littoralis, Rhus integrifolia</i>, and <i>Suaeda taxifolia</i>. The herbaceous layer is open to intermittent. This shrub vegetation occurs on coastal bluffs in the southern California coast. Stands occur within 2 km of the coast on steep bluffs and slopes. Elevations ranges from sea level to 400 m. Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38744-{F1DE80A5-7328-4533-A9CE-66B33AB5C417} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Agave shawii - Fouquieria columnaris - Yucca valida / Dudleya spp. Coastal Succulent Scrub Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide Coreopsis gigantea - Artemisia californica - Eriogonum cinereum Scrub Coreopsis gigantea / Dudleya greenei Scrub Coreopsis gigantea - Ericameria ericoides - Encelia californica Scrub Coreopsis gigantea - Lotus dendroideus Scrub	Names: UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899582 NatureServe Explorer Code: A3459 Translated: Giant Coreopsis Coastal Bluff Desert Scrub Alliance Common: Giant Coreopsis Coastal Bluff Desert Scrub Scientific: Coreopsis gigantea Coastal Bluff Desert Scrub Alliance