Name:
Malosma laurina - Rhus integrifolia Chaparral Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This shrubland alliance contains <i>Malosma laurina</i> or <i>Rhus integrifolia</i> as the dominant shrubs in the canopy. Other shrubs present may include <i>Artemisia californica, Ceanothus megacarpus, Diplacus aurantiacus, Encelia californica, Eriogonum cinereum, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Keckiella antirrhinoides, Rhamnus ilicifolia, Rhus ovata, Salvia leucophylla, Salvia mellifera, Tetracoccus dioicus, Toxicodendron diversilobum</i>, and/or <i>Hesperoyucca whipplei</i>. Emergent trees may include <i>Juglans californica, Quercus agrifolia, Platanus racemosa</i>, or <i>Sambucus nigra</i> with sparse cover. Shrubs are <4 m tall, and the canopy is open or continuous. Herbaceous layer is sparse or grassy. This shrubland alliance is found in cismontane southern California and Baja California, Mexico, where the summers are very dry and warm, and winters are mild. The bulk of precipitation occurs from November to April and falls as rain. Yearly rainfall totals average between 20 and 30 cm. Stands typically occur on steep slopes, from sea level to 750 m in elevation. The soils are shallow, and can be coarse or fine-textured.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39066-{D8431F84-4F0F-4318-8477-903D66BC7A35}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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