Name:
Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens - Arctostaphylos glandulosa Pre-montane Chaparral Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance contains <i>Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus wislizeni, Arctostaphylos glandulosa</i>, or <i>Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea</i> as the sole or dominant species in the shrub canopy. Other shrubs may include <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum, Aesculus californica, Arctostaphylos glauca, Ceanothus cuneatus, Ceanothus integerrimus, Ceanothus leucodermis, Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber, Frangula californica, Juniperus californica, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia, Quercus dumosa, Rhamnus ilicifolia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron diversilobum</i>. Emergent individual trees could include <i>Pinus coulteri, Pinus sabiniana</i>, and <i>Pinus attenuata</i>. The herbaceous layer is highly variable. This alliance occurs in cismontane California, generally between 300 and 2200 m elevation, often on north-facing slopes. Substrates are usually rocky and derived from alluvium or bedrock. This alliance tends to occur at middle or moderately high elevations in the central and southern Coast Ranges that regularly experience winter freezes. The precipitation pattern where this alliance grows is strongly seasonal, with most rain falling between November and April. Average yearly precipitation totals are around 50 cm. Summers are warm and dry. This alliance often follows disturbance, growing on sites that have been burned, logged, or otherwise disturbed.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39070-{90002DFF-048C-4442-A437-62357E87BF09}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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