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Pinus torreyana Woodland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus torreyana Woodland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance is composed of stands dominated by a rare conifer on windswept coastal bluffs in southern California. Stands are characterized by an open to scattered tree canopy (10-35% cover) of <i>Pinus torreyana</i>. <i>Pinus torreyana</i> is the sole dominant in the tree canopy and is often emergent over a shrub canopy with <i>Adenostoma fasciculatum, Artemisia californica, Baccharis pilularis, Ceanothus arboreus, Ceanothus verrucosus, Cneoridium dumosum, Coreopsis gigantea, Coreopsis maritima, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Quercus berberidifolia, Rhus integrifolia</i>, and <i>Salvia</i> species. Trees are &lt;15 m tall and the canopy is intermittent or open. The shrub layer is sparse to intermittent. Herbaceous layer is sparse or abundant. Stands occur on coastal bluffs, maritime terraces, and slopes. Soils are sandstone or diatomaceous-derived, and the elevation ranges from sea level to 175 m.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39406-{24EB1E72-4EBE-4248-A7F4-3A8BD3DAD94E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 09-Nov-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Hesperocyparis spp. - Pinus spp. Forest & Woodland Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Pinus torreyana ssp. insularis Woodland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.959512 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A4221   Translated: Torrey Pine Woodland Alliance   Common: Torrey Pine Woodland   Scientific: Pinus torreyana Woodland Alliance