Name:
Salvia apiana - Salvia mellifera - Adenostoma fasciculatum Chaparral Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance consists of chaparral stands dominated by <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum</i> codominant with <i>Salvia apiana</i> and/or <i>Salvia mellifera</i>. Other codominant shrubs include <i>Arctostaphylos</i> spp., <i>Artemisia californica, Ceanothus crassifolius, Ceanothus cuneatus, Ceanothus integerrimus</i>, and other <i>Ceanothus</i> species, <i>Encelia farinosa, Eriodictyon</i> spp., <i>Eriogonum fasciculatum, Lotus scoparius, Malosma laurina, Quercus berberidifolia, Rhamnus ilicifolia, Rhus ovata, Xylococcus bicolor</i>, and <i>Hesperoyucca whipplei</i>. Emergent <i>Juglans californica</i> and <i>Quercus agrifolia</i> trees may be present with sparse cover. Shrubs are <3 m in height, and the canopy is open to continuous. The herbaceous layer is sparse to continuous, including annuals seasonally. This alliance occurs in central and southern coastal California, and probably extends south into Baja California, Mexico. Habitats are south- to east-facing slopes. Soils are shallow and may be rocky. Elevation is 300-1700 m. Stands occupy warm, well-drained slopes of coastal southern California inland from the summer fog belt. Conditions include stabilized alluvium, colluvium, and crystalline basement rocks including granitic and gabbro. Recent fires have burned many stands of this alliance. The name "alluvial fan chaparral" has been used for those on alluvium.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39077-{CC36364B-09D9-4D35-B6F6-A8B1D4DBB52D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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