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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 &lt;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
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899582 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  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