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CEGL003135 Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Whitebark Pine / Ross'' Sedge Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland 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 of this association have been found on sites between 3050 and 3230 m (10,000-10,600 feet) of elevation on east and west aspects. Slopes are moderate to steep, and stands have been found on a variety of topographic positions. Sites are stony interspersed with patches of coarse soil. This association is characterized by a shrubby (krummholz) layer of Pinus albicaulis with occasional emergent individuals of Pinus contorta. Ribes montigenum, and Artemisia tridentata may be present in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is sparse and not very diverse. Total herbaceous cover averages about 10%. Carex rossii is the characteristic graminoid. Other common graminoid associates include Juncus drummondii, Carex filifolia, and/or Achnatherum occidentale. Forbs commonly found with this association may include Ivesia santolinoides, Arenaria kingii ssp. compacta, Lupinus confertus, and/or Arabis platysperma.
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: This association is only known from the vicinity of Yosemite National Park in California. Additional plots were sampled by Taylor (1984) in the Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area, Inyo National Forest. Information about its global range is not available without additional inventory.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684831
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.Nd Vancouverian Forest & Woodland Division | D192 | 1.B.2.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nd.4 California Red Fir - Mountain Hemlock - Sierra Lodgepole Pine Forest Macrogroup | M025 | 1.B.2.Nd.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b Sierra Lodgepole Pine Woodland Group | G243 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
| Alliance | A3622 Western Juniper - Whitebark Pine Woodland Alliance | A3622 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
| Association | CEGL003135 Whitebark Pine / Ross'' Sedge Woodland | CEGL003135 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii (Sawyer et al. 2009) [87.180.09]
= Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii Woodland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii Woodland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Pinus albicaulis / Poa wheeleri Woodland (Taylor 1984) [seems to be synonymous, with more data supporting Carex rossii as the understory constant.]
= Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii Woodland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii Woodland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Pinus albicaulis / Poa wheeleri Woodland (Taylor 1984) [seems to be synonymous, with more data supporting Carex rossii as the understory constant.]
- Keeler-Wolf, T. 2002. Classification of the vegetation of Yosemite National Park and surrounding environs in Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera and Mono counties, California. NatureServe in cooperation with the California Native Plant Society and California Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA. August 2002.
- 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.
- Taylor, D. W. 1984. Vegetation of the Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area, Inyo National Forest, California. Unpublished report. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Berkeley, CA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.