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CEGL008664 Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa - Pedicularis groenlandica Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mountain Sedge - Bull Elephant''s-head Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous association is currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association is found in seasonally flooded basin floors, including tarn margins and low-gradient streamsides, at about 3200 m (10,500 feet) of elevation. Slopes are flat to very gentle, and soils are poorly drained with lots of organic content. The seasonally flooded perennial grassland is dominated by Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa. The graminoids Eleocharis quinqueflora and Carex subnigricans may also be present. Forb cover is fairly high, totaling about 40%. Pedicularis groenlandica is diagnostic, achieving approximately 15% cover. Other common forb associates may include Packera streptanthifolia, Allium validum, Gentiana newberryi, Ivesia lycopodioides, Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum, and traces of Botrychium simplex, Castilleja lemmonii, Kalmia polifolia, Mimulus primuloides, Potentilla flabellifolia and/or Potentilla gracilis. The shrub layer is sparse with only about 2.5% cover of Salix planifolia.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The seasonally flooded perennial grassland is dominated by Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa. The graminoids Eleocharis quinqueflora and Carex subnigricans may also be present. Forb cover is fairly high, totaling about 40%. Pedicularis groenlandica is diagnostic, achieving approximately 15% cover. Other common forb associates may include Packera streptanthifolia (= Senecio cymbalarioides), Allium validum, Gentiana newberryi, Ivesia lycopodioides, Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum, and traces of Botrychium simplex, Castilleja lemmonii, Kalmia polifolia, Mimulus primuloides, Potentilla flabellifolia and/or Potentilla gracilis. The shrub layer is sparse with only about 2.5% cover of Salix planifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found in seasonally flooded basin floors, including tarn margins and low-gradient streamsides, at about 3200 m (10,500 feet) of elevation. Slopes are flat to very gentle, and soils are poorly drained with lots of organic content.
Geographic Range: This herbaceous association is currently only known from scattered alpine locations east of the Sierra Crest in Yosemite National Park in California. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3806 Clustered Field Sedge - Mountain Sedge - Few-flower Spikerush Wet Meadow Alliance | A3806 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL008664 Mountain Sedge - Bull Elephant''s-head Wet Meadow | CEGL008664 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex scopulorum - Pedicularis groenlandica (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.120.02]
= Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- Keeler-Wolf, T., M. Schindel, S. San, P. Moore, and D. Hickson. 2003a. Classification of the vegetation of Yosemite National Park and surrounding environs in Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera and Mono counties, California. Unpublished report by NatureServe in cooperation with the California Native Plant Society and California Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch, Sacramento, CA.
- Keeler-Wolf, T., P. E. Moore, E. T. Reyes, J. M. Menke, D. N. Johnson, and D. L. Karavidas. 2012. Yosemite National Park vegetation classification and mapping project report. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/YOSE/NRTR--2012/598. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Sawyer, J. O., T. Keeler-Wolf, and J. Evens. 2009. A manual of California vegetation. Second edition. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento CA. 1300 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.