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CEGL003145 Populus tremuloides / Monardella odoratissima Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Quaking Aspen / Alpine Mountainbalm Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest association is known from the Sierra Nevada ranging throughout the southern and eastern portions of the range. It is particularly common on the east side north of Bridgeport. This association is typically located on middle and lower slopes. Slopes are gentle (<25% slope), often on southwest or southeast exposures. Stands usually have low rock cover; moderately high to high solar radiation; deep, essentially well-drained soils of loam to clay texture; and soils derived from volcanic, granitic, and mixed parent materials. Elevations range from 2110-2775 m (6920-9100 feet). This association is usually a mixed hardwood type with both Populus tremuloides and various conifers, such as Abies magnifica and Pinus contorta, comprising the canopy and averaging between 33 and 85% cover. Total vegetation cover is high (70-100%) from resulting high cover of the tree, shrub and herbaceous layers. Shrubs include Symphoricarpos mollis, Artemisia tridentata, and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius. Forbs and grasses are common and include Monardella odoratissima, Elymus elymoides, Wyethia mollis, Thalictrum fendleri, Bromus marginatus, and Poa bolanderi.
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: This association is usually a mixed hardwood type with both Populus tremuloides and various conifers, such as Abies magnifica and Pinus contorta, comprising the canopy and averaging between 33 and 85% cover. Total vegetation cover is high (70-100%) from resulting high cover of the tree, shrub and herbaceous layers. Shrubs include Symphoricarpos mollis, Artemisia tridentata, and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius. Forbs and grasses are common and include Monardella odoratissima, Elymus elymoides, Wyethia mollis, Thalictrum fendleri, Bromus marginatus, and Poa bolanderi.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is typically located on middle and lower slopes. Slopes are gentle (<25% slope), often on southwest or southeast exposures. Stands usually have low rock cover; moderately high to high solar radiation; deep, essentially well-drained soils of loam to clay texture; and soils derived from volcanic, granitic, and mixed parent materials. Elevations range from 2110-2775 m (6920-9100 feet).
Geographic Range: This association is known from the Sierra Nevada ranging throughout the southern and eastern portions of the range. It is particularly common on the east side north of Bridgeport (Potter 1998).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
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 | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nb Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Division | D194 | 1.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nb.5 Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce - Whitebark Pine Rocky Mountain Forest Macrogroup | M020 | 1.B.2.Nb.5 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d Quaking Aspen Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Group | G222 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
| Alliance | A2036 Quaking Aspen Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Alliance | A2036 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL003145 Quaking Aspen / Alpine Mountainbalm Forest | CEGL003145 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus tremuloides / Monardella odoratissima (Sawyer et al. 2009) [61.111.08]
= Populus tremuloides / Monardella odoratissima Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Populus tremuloides/Monardella odoratissima Forest (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Populus tremuloides / Monardella odoratissima Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Populus tremuloides/Monardella odoratissima Forest (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- Keeler-Wolf, T. 2002. Classification of the vegetation of Yosemite National Park and surrounding environs in Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera and Mono counties, California. NatureServe in cooperation with the California Native Plant Society and California Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA. August 2002.
- 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.
- Potter, D. A. 1994. Guide to forested communities of the upper montane in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. Technical Publication R5-ECOL-TP-003. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, San Francisco, CA.
- Potter, D. A. 1998. Forested communities of the upper montane in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany, CA. 319 pp.
- 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.