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CEGL001632 Festuca viridula - Eucephalus ledophyllus Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Greenleaf Fescue - Cascade Aster Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in northern and eastern Mount Rainier National Park and in the North Cascades. The vegetation is dominated or codominated by Festuca viridula. Eucephalus ledophyllus is always present to sometimes codominant. Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, or Ligusticum grayi is often prominent to codominant. Arnica parryi, Nothocalais alpestris, and Penstemon confertus are somewhat frequent in higher elevation sites. Xerophyllum tenax is present to prominent in burned sites. This dry subalpine meadow association occurs on moderate to steep, southerly slopes with well-drained soils. Bare ground is a common feature of this vegetation.
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 vegetation is dominated or codominated by Festuca viridula. Eucephalus ledophyllus (= Aster ledophyllus) is always present to sometimes codominant. Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, or Ligusticum grayi is often prominent to codominant. Arnica parryi, Nothocalais alpestris (= Microseris alpestris), and Penstemon confertus are somewhat frequent in higher elevation sites. Xerophyllum tenax is present to prominent in burned sites.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This dry subalpine meadow association occurs on moderate to steep, southerly slopes with well-drained soils. Bare ground is a common feature of this vegetation.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in northern and eastern Mount Rainier National Park and in the North Cascades.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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 | A1257 Greenleaf Fescue - Hood''s Sedge - Lupine species Subalpine Mesic Meadow Alliance | A1257 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Association | CEGL001632 Greenleaf Fescue - Cascade Aster Meadow | CEGL001632 | 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: = Festuca viridula-Eucephalus ledophyllus Herbaceous Vegetation (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Festuca viridula/Aster ledophyllus Association (Hamann 1972)
= Festuca/ASTER Community Type (Henderson 1973)
= Festuca viridula/Aster ledophyllus Association (Hamann 1972)
= Festuca/ASTER Community Type (Henderson 1973)
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Crawford, R. C., C. B. Chappell, C. C. Thompson, and F. J. Rocchio. 2009. Vegetation classification of Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic national parks. Plant association descriptions and identification keys: Appendices A-G. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCCN/NRTR--2009/D-586. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 586 pp.
- Hall, F. C. 1967. Vegetation-soil relations as a basis for resource management on the Ochoco National Forest of central Oregon. Unpublished dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 207 pp.
- Hamann, M. J. 1972. Vegetation of alpine and subalpine meadows of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Unpublished thesis, Washington State University, Pullman. 120 pp.
- Henderson, J. A. 1973. Composition, distribution and succession of subalpine meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Unpublished dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 150 pp.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.