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CEGL001944 Mertensia ciliata Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tall Fringed Bluebells Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is described from subalpine meadows in Wyoming and eastern Idaho and is expected to occur in northern Utah. Elevation ranges from 2400 to 2720 m (7900-10,400 feet). It occurs adjacent to small stream channels, near small seeps and springs, on toeslopes, moist sites on lower slopes, and flat benches in narrow to moderately wide valley bottoms. Above treeline this association is common on gentle to steep slopes on talus debris in the Bridger Wilderness, Wyoming. Soils are deep Mollisols with fine-loamy textures. Soils are well-drained but moist throughout the growing season. Stands are often narrow strings limited to the streambank and are dominated by Mertensia ciliata. Other forbs present are highly variable and include Arnica latifolia, Rudbeckia occidentalis, Senecio triangularis, Valeriana occidentalis, Erigeron peregrinus, Mitella pentandra, Parnassia fimbriata, Rhodiola rhodantha, Heracleum maximum, Delphinium x occidentale, Geranium richardsonii, Hymenoxys hoopesii, Saxifraga odontoloma, Senecio crassulus, Thalictrum occidentale, and Lupinus argenteus. Graminoids present include Bromus carinatus, Phleum alpinum, Carex microptera, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis, Elymus trachycaulus, Poa trivialis, and Deschampsia cespitosa. A few Salix shrubs may be creep into this association from nearby or adjacent wetland shrublands.
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: Stands are often narrow strings limited to the streambank and are dominated by Mertensia ciliata. Other forbs present are highly variable and include Arnica latifolia, Rudbeckia occidentalis, Senecio triangularis, Valeriana occidentalis, Erigeron peregrinus, Mitella pentandra, Parnassia fimbriata, Rhodiola rhodantha (= Sedum rhodanthum), Heracleum maximum, Delphinium x occidentale, Geranium richardsonii, Hymenoxys hoopesii (= Helenium hoopesii), Saxifraga odontoloma, Senecio crassulus, Thalictrum occidentale, and Lupinus argenteus. Graminoids present include Bromus carinatus, Phleum alpinum, Carex microptera, Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (= Juncus balticus), Elymus trachycaulus (= Agropyron caninum), Poa trivialis, and Deschampsia cespitosa. A few Salix shrubs may creep into this association from nearby or adjacent wetland shrublands.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is described from subalpine meadows in Wyoming and eastern Idaho and is expected to occur in northern Utah. Elevation ranges from 2400 to 2720 m (7900-10,400 feet). It occurs adjacent to small stream channels, near small seeps and springs, on toeslopes, moist sites on lower slopes, and flat benches in narrow to moderately wide valley bottoms. Above treeline this association is common on gentle to steep slopes on talus debris in the Bridger Wilderness, Wyoming. Soils are deep Mollisols with fine-loamy textures. Soils are well-drained but moist throughout the growing season.
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID, UT, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.Nf Western North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D022 | 2.B.2.Nf |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nf.3 Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species - Mountain Muhly Subalpine-High Montane Mesic Meadow Macrogroup | M168 | 2.B.2.Nf.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b Greenleaf Fescue - Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Grassland & Meadow Group | G271 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Alliance | A3950 Nettleleaf Giant-hyssop - Sticky Purple Geranium - Western Brackenfern Montane Mesic Meadow Alliance | A3950 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Association | CEGL001944 Tall Fringed Bluebells Meadow | CEGL001944 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Mertensia ciliata / Deschampsia cespitosa Plant Association (Johnston 1987)
= Mertensia ciliata Community Type (Padgett et al. 1989)
= Mertensia ciliata Community Type (Youngblood et al. 1985a)
< Mertensia ciliata Community Type (Gregory 1983) [May include stands codominated by Deschampsia cespitosa which would classify as ~Deschampsia cespitosa - Mertensia ciliata Wet Meadow (CEGL001887)$$.]
= Mertensia ciliata Community Type (Padgett et al. 1989)
= Mertensia ciliata Community Type (Youngblood et al. 1985a)
< Mertensia ciliata Community Type (Gregory 1983) [May include stands codominated by Deschampsia cespitosa which would classify as ~Deschampsia cespitosa - Mertensia ciliata Wet Meadow (CEGL001887)$$.]
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