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Selaginella bigelovii Rock Alliance \| NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Selaginella bigelovii Rock Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance contains herbaceous vegetation of steep rock outcrops in California's central and southern Coast Ranges and southern California mountains and valleys with <i>Selaginella bigelovii</i> dominant or codominant in the herbaceous layer. Cover of herbs can usually range from <10% to >10% cover. Other herbaceous species may include <i>Aira caryophyllea, Avena barbata, Bromus rubens, Bromus diandrus, Corethrogyne filaginifolia, Logfia californica, Melica imperfecta, Mirabilis laevis, Plantago erecta</i>, and <i>Vulpia microstachys</i>. Scattered shrubs with <10% cover may be present and may include <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum, Artemisia californica, Ceanothus crassifolius, Diplacus aurantiacus, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Eriogonum wrightii</i>, and <i>Hesperoyucca whipplei</i>. Parent material is rocky or thin soils with sedimentary, granitic, or volcanic substrate. Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38999-{64B5F9BC-658B-450E-B2BA-93A1C38B87F6} 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: Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Ceanothus megacarpus - Cercocarpus montanus var. minutiflorus Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide Eriogonum fasciculatum / Selaginella bigelovii Sparse Vegetation	Names: UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899837 NatureServe Explorer Code: A3785 Translated: Bushy Spikemoss Rock Alliance Common: Bushy Spikemoss Sparse Outcrop Scientific: Selaginella bigelovii Rock Alliance