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CEGL008703 Elymus glaucus - Carex feta Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Blue Wildrye - Green-sheath Sedge 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. Stands are found at low to mid elevations (1190-2290 m [3900-7500 feet]) on the bottoms of mountain valleys and basin floors. Soils are very poorly drained to moderately well-drained with textures ranging from sand to peat and of igneous granitic parent material. Litter ranges from 30-99% cover but tends to be high. Disturbance tends to be from invasion of exotics, road or trail construction, and development with low to medium impact levels. Some sites may be in seasonally flooded, palustrine areas. This association forms a continuous herbaceous layer (0.5-1 m tall) dominated by Elymus glaucus, Carex feta, and Poa pratensis. Often found in this association are Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus, Rumex acetosella, Artemisia douglasiana, and Potentilla sp. Occasionally, Carex athrostachya, Juncus xiphioides, Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis, Achillea millefolium, Juncus sp., and Solidago californica are common. Other species that may be found contributing to minor cover may include Agrostis gigantea, Bromus hordeaceus, Bromus arvensis, Bromus tectorum, Carex sp., Deschampsia danthonioides, Equisetum laevigatum, Euthamia occidentalis, Lessingia leptoclada, Leptosiphon ciliatus, Stachys albens, Madia elegans ssp. elegans, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, and Poa compressa.
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: This association forms a continuous herbaceous layer (0.5-1 m tall) dominated by Elymus glaucus, Carex feta, and Poa pratensis. Often found in this association are Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus, Rumex acetosella, Artemisia douglasiana, and Potentilla sp. Occasionally, Carex athrostachya, Juncus xiphioides, Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis, Achillea millefolium, Juncus sp., and Solidago californica are common. Other species that may be found contributing to minor cover may include Agrostis gigantea, Bromus hordeaceus, Bromus arvensis (= Bromus japonicus), Bromus tectorum, Carex sp., Deschampsia danthonioides, Equisetum laevigatum, Euthamia occidentalis, Lessingia leptoclada, Leptosiphon ciliatus (= Linanthus ciliatus), Stachys albens, Madia elegans ssp. elegans, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, and Poa compressa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands are found at low to mid elevations (1190-2290 m [3900-7500 feet]) on the bottoms of mountain valleys and basin floors. Soils are very poorly drained to moderately well-drained with textures ranging from sand to peat and of igneous granitic parent material. Litter ranges from 30-99% cover but tends to be high. Disturbance tends to be from invasion of exotics, road or trail construction, and development with low to medium impact levels. Some sites may be in seasonally flooded, palustrine areas.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from Yosemite National Park. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683848
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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 | A2564 Blue Wildrye - Woolly Sedge - Green-sheath Sedge Wet Meadow Alliance | A2564 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL008703 Blue Wildrye - Green-sheath Sedge Wet Meadow | CEGL008703 | 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: = Elymus glaucus - Carex feta Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Elymus glaucus - Carex feta (Sawyer et al. 2009) [41.640.03]
= Elymus glaucus - Carex feta (Sawyer et al. 2009) [41.640.03]
- 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.