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CEGL008699 Salix melanopsis Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Dusky Willow Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland 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 high elevations (approximately 3020 m [9900 feet]). They are dominated by Salix melanopsis. Other species that may be present include Salix eastwoodiae, Allium validum, Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum, Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia, Lupinus burkei ssp. burkei, Hordeum brachyantherum, and Descurainia californica.
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: Vegetation is dominated by Salix melanopsis. Other species that may be present include Salix eastwoodiae, Allium validum, Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum (= Aster occidentalis var. occidentalis), Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia, Lupinus burkei ssp. burkei (= Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei), Hordeum brachyantherum, and Descurainia californica.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands are found at high elevations (approximately 3020 m [9900 feet]).
Geographic Range: This association is only known from Yosemite National Park. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. The species occurs throughout much of the western United States and is likely to form stands elsewhere in its range.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684330
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.4 Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M073 | 2.C.4.Nb.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c Alder species - Willow species - Meadowsweet species Wet Shrubland Group | G322 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
| Alliance | A3835 Dune Willow - Sitka Willow - Rose Spirea Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3835 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL008699 Dusky Willow Wet Shrubland | CEGL008699 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix melanopsis Shrubland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.