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CEGL005819 Glyceria striata Sierran Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Fowl Mannagrass Sierran Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association has been defined within Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park, California. It is common along meadow edges on elevated flats in the driest portions of montane meadows in broad, open basins of the mixed conifer forest zone. Only Glyceria striata reaches high cover (>30%). Species of greatest constancy and cover include Lotus oblongifolius, Senecio clarkianus, Castilleja miniata, and Solidago canadensis. Species of Cyperaceae occur occasionally but are more common on wetter sites. Additional species commonly occurring (>75% constancy) are Veratrum californicum, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii, Oxypolis occidentalis, Sidalcea ranunculacea, Stachys albens, Senecio triangularis, Viola glabella, and Platanthera dilatata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Potter''s plots (D. Potter pers. comm. 2002) often go to types dominated by these species: Senecio triangularis, Polygonum bistortoides, Veratrum californicum. Clearly, ecological similarities exist between these types and should be resolved with further sampling and analysis. This association from the Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park regions of California has many similarities to ~Glyceria striata Wet Meadow (CEGL000219)$$ defined from the inland Pacific Northwest. The differentiation between them needs better definition.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Only Glyceria striata reaches high cover (>30%) in Sequoia National Park. Species of greatest constancy and cover (in Sequoia National Park) include Lotus oblongifolius, Senecio clarkianus, Castilleja miniata, and Solidago canadensis. Species of Cyperaceae occur occasionally but are more common on wetter sites. Additional species commonly occurring (>75% constancy) are Veratrum californicum, Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii, Oxypolis occidentalis, Sidalcea ranunculacea, Stachys albens, Senecio triangularis, Viola glabella, and Platanthera dilatata (= Habenaria dilatata) (Halpern 1986).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is common along meadow edges on elevated flats in the driest portions of montane meadows in broad, open basins of the mixed conifer forest zone of Sequoia National Park (Halpern 1986).
Geographic Range: This association has been defined within Sequoia National Park (Halpern 1986) and Yosemite National Park.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3808 American Mannagrass - Fowl Mannagrass - Small Floating Mannagrass Wet Meadow Alliance | A3808 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL005819 Fowl Mannagrass Sierran Wet Meadow | CEGL005819 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Glyceria striata (Sawyer et al. 2009) [41.222.04]
= Glyceria striata (Glyceria elata, Hickman 1993) Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Glyceria striata (Glyceria elata, Hickman 1993) Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- Halpern, C. B. 1986. Montane meadow plant associations of Sequoia National Park, CA. Madrono 33:1-23.
- 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.
- 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.