Name:
Ceanothus crassifolius - Ceanothus megacarpus Chaparral Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance consists of stands of chaparral dominated by <i>Ceanothus megacarpus</i> or <i>Ceanothus crassifolius</i>. These share the shrub canopy with <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum, Adenostoma sparsifolium, Arctostaphylos glauca, Ceanothus leucodermis, Ceanothus spinosus, Cercocarpus montanus, Diplacus aurantiacus, Eriogonum cinereum, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Malosma laurina, Quercus berberidifolia, Quercus dumosa, Rhamnus ilicifolia, Rhus ovata, Salvia mellifera</i>, and/or <i>Hesperoyucca whipplei</i>. Emergent <i>Juglans californica, Quercus agrifolia</i>, and <i>Umbellularia californica</i> trees may be present. Tree layer is sparse and usually absent. Shrubs are <4 m in height, and the canopy is continuous to intermittent. The herbaceous layer is sparse or open, or occasionally grassy. Stands usually occur on xeric sites, fairly near the coast but above the coastal scrub zone, in central, southern, and cismontane California between 100-1350 m in elevation. At the upper end of the elevational range, stands are restricted to south-facing slopes. Soils vary in depth but are usually coarse-textured, shallow, rocky, and poorly differentiated.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39074-{488601A2-ECD3-4243-8648-B0F097F6F64E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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