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CEGL002929 Pinus ponderosa - (Populus tremuloides) / Fallugia paradoxa - (Holodiscus dumosus) Lava Bed Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ponderosa Pine - (Quaking Aspen) / Apache Plume - (Rockspirea) Lava Bed Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This sparse association is currently only known from Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. Elevation is fairly constant and ranges from 2100-2130 m. Slope ranges from 0-15% slope. The substrate consists of large soil pockets within aa lava and at the edge of the lava beds. Total vegetation cover ranges from 5-45%. Species richness ranges from 4-22 within 5 sampled plots. The sparse (0-30% cover) tree layer consists of scattered individuals of Pinus ponderosa and Populus tremuloides. The shrub layer (4-6%) consists of mainly Fallugia paradoxa and Holodiscus dumosus. The herbaceous layer is sparse (1-5%).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is likely to occur throughout the Malpais of western New Mexico, and into other lava beds of Arizona. Further documentation is needed.
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: This sparse association is currently only known from Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona. It may also occur in New Mexico. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ, NM?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683426
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.B Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S11 | 3.B |
| Formation | 3.B.1 Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F033 | 3.B.1 |
| Division | 3.B.1.Ne Western North American Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D040 | 3.B.1.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 3.B.1.Ne.6 Saltbush species - Joint-fir species - Buckwheat species Intermountain Basins Sparse Vegetation Macrogroup | M118 | 3.B.1.Ne.6 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.6.a Saltbush species - Mountain-mahogany species - Joint-fir species Intermountain Basins Sparse Vegetation Group | G570 | 3.B.1.Ne.6.a |
| Alliance | A4053 Cushion Buckwheat - Apache Plume - Sand Bluestem Lava & Cinder Sparse Vegetation Alliance | A4053 | 3.B.1.Ne.6.a |
| Association | CEGL002929 Ponderosa Pine - (Quaking Aspen) / Apache Plume - (Rockspirea) Lava Bed Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002929 | 3.B.1.Ne.6.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus ponderosa -(Populus tremuloides) / Fallugia paradoxa -(Holodiscus dumosus) Lava Bed Sparse Vegetation (Hansen et al. 2004c)
- Hansen, M., J. Coles, K. A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, and K. Schulz. 2004c. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona, vegetation classification and distribution. U.S. Geological Survey Technical Report. Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ. 188 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.