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Quercus durata Ultramafic Chaparral Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus durata Ultramafic Chaparral Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance consists of shrublands where <i>Quercus durata</i> is dominant or codominant in the shrub canopy. Other associated species include <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum, Arctostaphylos glandulosa, Arctostaphylos glauca, Arctostaphylos pungens, Arctostaphylos viscida, Ceanothus jepsonii, Cercocarpus montanus, Eriodictyon californicum, Fremontodendron californicum, Garrya congdonii, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Quercus berberidifolia, Quercus wislizeni</i>, and <i>Umbellularia californica</i>. Emergent <i>Hesperocyparis macnabiana, Hesperocyparis sargentii, Juniperus californica, Pinus attenuata</i>, or <i>Pinus sabiniana</i> trees may be present with sparse cover. Herbaceous layer is sparse to intermittent. Stands are restricted to areas with serpentine soils or other ultramafic substrates which are shallow and rocky, and occur between 150 and 1500 m in elevation within the Coast Ranges of California. The climate is Mediterranean with cool, wet winters and long, hot summers. Precipitation ranges from 200 cm annually in the north to 50 cm annually in the south. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39072-{7ADAFB1B-7874-450C-8361-18B4823D20EB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 5
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899913 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3862
  Translated: Leather Oak Ultramafic Chaparral Alliance
  Common: Pre-montane Ultramafic Leather Oak Chaparral
  Scientific: Quercus durata Ultramafic Chaparral Alliance
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