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CEGL002895 Pinus aristata / Vaccinium myrtillus Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bristlecone Pine / Whortleberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland association is currently only known from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association is documented from a colluvial slope at 3364 m in elevation. The site faces south-southwest and has a slope of 21°. Litter and duff cover about half of the ground, with small rocks and bare soil splitting the other half. Soil is a well-drained loamy sand. Pinus aristata grows in a nearly pure stand with trace amounts of Picea engelmannii and Populus tremuloides. Vaccinium myrtillus forms a dwarf-shrub layer of 20% cover. Juniperus communis and Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda are present as short shrubs with <5% cover. Herbaceous species include Festuca thurberi, Fragaria virginiana, and Lupinus argenteus.
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: Pinus aristata grows in a nearly pure stand with trace amounts of Picea engelmannii and Populus tremuloides. Vaccinium myrtillus forms a dwarf-shrub layer of 20% cover. Juniperus communis and Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Dasiphora floribunda) are present as short shrubs with <5% cover. Herbaceous species include Festuca thurberi, Fragaria virginiana, and Lupinus argenteus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is documented from a colluvial slope at 3364 m in elevation. The site faces south-southwest and has a slope of 21°. Litter and duff cover about half of the ground, with small rocks and bare soil splitting the other half. Soil is a well-drained loamy sand.
Geographic Range: This woodland association is currently only known from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684320
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GU
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.e Limber Pine - Bristlecone Pine Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Woodland Group | G221 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.e |
| Alliance | A0537 Bristlecone Pine Woodland Alliance | A0537 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.e |
| Association | CEGL002895 Bristlecone Pine / Whortleberry Woodland | CEGL002895 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus aristata / Vaccinium myrtillus Woodland (Salas et al. 2010b)
- CNHP Ecology Team [Colorado Natural Heritage Program Ecology Team]. 2001. A classification of the native vegetation of Colorado. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
- CNHP [Colorado Natural Heritage Program]. 2006-2017. Tracked natural plant communities. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. [https://cnhp.colostate.edu/ourdata/trackinglist/plant_communities/]
- Salas, D. E., J. Stevens, K. Schulz, M. Artmann, B. Friesen, S. Blauer, E. W. Schweiger, and A. Valdez. 2010b. Vegetation classification and mapping project report: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Natural Resource Report NPS/ROMN/NRR--2010/179. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.