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Eschscholzia californica - Lupinus nanus Dry Meadow Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Eschscholzia californica - Lupinus nanus Dry Meadow Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This dry meadow alliance forms an open herbaceous layer. The dominant herb is <i>Eschscholzia californica</i> (annual or perennial forms) or other annual <i>Eschscholzia</i> species such as <i>Eschscholzia lemmonii</i> or <i>Eschscholzia caespitosa</i>. Other companion species include <i>Amsinckia menziesii, Avena barbata, Carpobrotus chilensis, Castilleja exserta, Chaenactis glabriuscula, Hirschfeldia incana, Hypochaeris radicata, Lasthenia californica, Lotus unifoliolatus, Lupinus bicolor, Lupinus nanus</i>, and other <i>Lupinus</i> spp. Associated emergent shrubs with sparse cover include <i>Coreopsis gigantea</i> and <i>Isocoma menziesii</i>. The shrub layer (if present) is open and the tree layer is absent. Perennial and annual stands tend to re-appear in the same locations with annual rains and generally occur on dry rocky slopes. The soils are mostly well-drained sands and are derived from many substances including serpentine. Stands of these dry meadows are known throughout central and southern California interior foothills and valleys. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39425-{CDDC2C05-9C98-4273-9ABB-AF6A1E807062}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 10-Aug-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.964087
  Code: A4240
  Translated: California Poppy - Sky Lupine Dry Meadow Alliance
  Common: California Poppy - Sky Lupine Dry Meadow
  Scientific: Eschscholzia californica - Lupinus nanus Dry Meadow Alliance