DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Fremontodendron californicum | Flannelbush 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Flannelbush is widespread in California.  It extends eastward into
central Arizona and southward into northern Baja California, Mexico
[18,23,33,37,38].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES21  Ponderosa pine
   FRES34  Chaparral - mountain shrub
   FRES35  Pinyon - juniper


STATES : 
     AZ  CA  MEXICO


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     SEQU


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    3  Southern Pacific Border
    4  Sierra Mountains
    7  Lower Basin and Range
   12  Colorado Plateau


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K023  Juniper - pinyon woodland
   K030  California oakwoods
   K031  Oak - juniper woodlands
   K033  Chaparral


SAF COVER TYPES : 
   237  Interior ponderosa pine
   239  Pinyon - juniper
   240  Arizona cypress
   241  Western live oak
   245  Pacific ponderosa pine


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Flannelbush is a member of dry temperate sclerophyllous floras and is a
characteristic species of chaparral [3,19].  It is a dominant shrub of
desert chaparral communities which also finger into desert scrub or
pinyon-juniper (Pinus spp.-Juniperus spp.) communities [6,17,18].
Additionally, it is found in chamise (Adenostoma fasciculata) chaparral
and northern mixed chaparral, and ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
communities of California [9,19,42].  Flannelbush is a dominant or
indicator species in the following publications:

(1)  Vegetation types of the San Gabriel Mountains [16]
(2)  Preliminary descriptions of the terrestrial natural communities
       of California [19]
(3)  Vegetation of the San Bernardino Mountains [31].

Flannelbush is associated with numerous species listed in descriptions
of ecosystems, Kuchler plant associations, or SAF cover types.  Two
species that are associated with flannelbush but not mentioned in those
descriptions are desert almond (Prunus fasciculata) and bush poppy
(Dendromecon rigida) [16].

Related categories for Species: Fremontodendron californicum | Flannelbush