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CEGL000212 Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ponderosa Pine - Douglas-fir / Bush Penstemon Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Known only from a limited area in the eastern Cascades of Washington, this association is restricted climatically and to dry rocky soils derived from sandstone or basalt. An open canopy of Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii trees with a sparse undergrowth of shrubs and herbaceous plants characterize this association. Shrub and/or herbaceous cover rarely exceed 20%. Hemi-sclerophyllous evergreen shrubs Penstemon fruticosus, Ceanothus velutinus, and Mahonia nervosa characterize this type, although deciduous shrubs Holodiscus discolor and Spiraea betulifolia are usually present but with low cover. Balsamorhiza sagittata and Carex geyeri are the most common herbaceous plants. This association is a small- to large-patch type that appears on dry rocky soils within a forest or woodland matrix.
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: Currently this association is known only from a limited area on the Wenatchee National Forest between Entiat and Naches; it may be abundant off of USFS land. It is evidently restricted climatically and by local geology.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: BC?, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684313
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.2 Ponderosa Pine - Douglas-fir - Limber Pine Central Rocky Mountain Dry Forest Macrogroup | M501 | 1.B.2.Nb.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.2.b Douglas-fir - Ponderosa Pine Central Rocky Mountain Forest Group | G210 | 1.B.2.Nb.2.b |
| Alliance | A3392 Douglas-fir - Ponderosa Pine / Shrub Understory Central Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3392 | 1.B.2.Nb.2.b |
| Association | CEGL000212 Ponderosa Pine - Douglas-fir / Bush Penstemon Woodland | CEGL000212 | 1.B.2.Nb.2.b |
Concept Lineage: This association was archived because it is synonymous with CEGL000212
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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.
- Lillybridge, T. R., B. L. Kovalchik, C. K. Williams, and B. G. Smith. 1995. Field guide for forested plant associations of the Wenatchee National Forest. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-359. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. 335 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.
- Williams, C. K., and B. G. Smith. 1990. Forested plant associations of the Wenatchee National Forest. Unpublished draft prepared by the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 217 pp.