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Artemisia californica - Salvia leucophylla Mesic Scrub Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Artemisia californica - Salvia leucophylla Mesic Scrub Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This is a dry to mesic (relative to the <i>Eriogonum fasciculatum</i> alliance) coastal scrub alliance with <i>Artemisia californica, Salvia mellifera</i>, and/or <i>Salvia leucophylla</i>. Characteristic species <i>Baccharis pilularis, Baccharis sarothroides, Keckiella antirrhinoides, Leymus condensatus</i>, and <i>Malosma laurina</i> are indicative of mesic settings within the coastal sage scrub group. This alliance is found on California's southern coast and Channel Islands, and inland along the base of the Transverse and Peninsular ranges, extending south into Baja California, Mexico. Elevation ranges from 0-1200 m. Habitats are slopes that are usually steep and rarely flooded low-gradient deposits along streams. It is found particularly on steep slopes and in high abundance on protected, north-facing hillsides. Soils are alluvial or colluvial-derived and shallow, although some places may be fine sandy clay loam to clay and relatively deep. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39093-{66C989C1-D07C-45FA-9CB4-247EB7C55A02}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899934 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3883
  Translated: Coastal Sagebrush - San Luis Purple Sage Mesic Scrub Alliance
  Common: Mesic Coastal Sage Scrub
  Scientific: Artemisia californica - Salvia leucophylla Mesic Scrub Alliance