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A4320 Eriophorum vaginatum - Salix pulchra - Polygonum bistorta Alpine Meadow Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tussock Cottongrass - Tealeaf Willow - Meadow Bistort Alpine Meadow Alliance
Colloquial Name: Western Boreal Alpine Acidic Mesic Sedge - Tussock Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: AK, BC?, YT?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1041861
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 4 Polar & High Montane Scrub, Grassland & Barrens Class | C04 | 4 |
| Subclass | 4.B Temperate to Polar Alpine & Tundra Vegetation Subclass | S12 | 4.B |
| Formation | 4.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Alpine Tundra Formation | F037 | 4.B.1 |
| Division | 4.B.1.Nb Western North American Alpine Tundra Division | D043 | 4.B.1.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 4.B.1.Nb.4 Altai Fescue - White Arctic Mountain-heather Boreal Alpine Tundra Macrogroup | M404 | 4.B.1.Nb.4 |
| Group | 4.B.1.Nb.4.b Tussock Cottongrass - Meadow Bistort Alpine Meadow Group | G747 | 4.B.1.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A4320 Tussock Cottongrass - Tealeaf Willow - Meadow Bistort Alpine Meadow Alliance | A4320 | 4.B.1.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = sedge tussock alliance (acidic) (Jorgensen et al. 2018) [TJ10]
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.
- Jorgensen et al. 2018