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CEGL005822 Prunus emarginata Sierran Chaparral Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bitter Cherry Sierran Chaparral Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland 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. Stands are found at mid elevations (1800-2500 m [5900-8200 feet]) on gentle to somewhat steep slopes (5-24°). This association is found on soils with textures ranging from sand to silt loam derived from granitic parent material. Litter cover at these sites can be high (40-70%). Stands of this shrubland form a continuous shrub layer dominated by Prunus emarginata. Populus tremuloides is occasionally present in the overstory. Prunus andersonii can be common in the shrub layer. The shrub layer may also consist of low amounts of Artemisia tridentata, Ribes roezlii, Purshia tridentata, Cercocarpus ledifolius, and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius. The herbaceous layer may include Lupinus latifolius, Apocynum androsaemifolium, Elymus elymoides, Gayophytum ramosissimum, Castilleja applegatei, Carex exserta, Carex hoodii, and Holodiscus discolor.
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: This association is only known from Yosemite National Park, California. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, OR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683730
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Ng Western North American Interior Chaparral Division | D061 | 2.B.2.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Ng.1 Greenleaf Manzanita - Snowbrush Ceanothus - Huckleberry Oak Montane Chaparral Macrogroup | M094 | 2.B.2.Ng.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a Greenleaf Manzanita - Pinemat Manzanita - Snowbrush Ceanothus Montane Sclerophyll Scrub Group | G282 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
| Alliance | A3918 Bitter Cherry - Oceanspray Shrubland Alliance | A3918 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
| Association | CEGL005822 Bitter Cherry Sierran Chaparral Shrubland | CEGL005822 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Prunus emarginata (Bitter cherry thickets) Provisional Alliance (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.900.00]
= Prunus emarginata Shrubland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Prunus emarginata Sierran Chaparral Shrubland (DiPaolo et al. 2018)
= Prunus emarginata Shrubland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Prunus emarginata Sierran Chaparral Shrubland (DiPaolo et al. 2018)
- DiPaolo, D. A., D. C. Odion, K. M. Rolih, P. Adamus, and D. A. Sarr. 2018. Vegetation classification and mapping: Crater Lake National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/CRLA/NRR--2018/1663. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 550 pp.
- 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.