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CEGL003146 Populus tremuloides / Artemisia tridentata / Monardella odoratissima - Kelloggia galioides Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Quaking Aspen / Big Sagebrush / Alpine Mountainbalm - Milky Kelloggia Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest 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 are found between 2100 and 2710 m (6900-8900 feet) of elevation on northern and eastern aspects. Stands are found on lower to middle, moderate to steep slopes. Soils are moderate to well-drained sandy loams derived from granitic or metamorphic rock. Stands are primarily found east of the Sierra Nevada crest. This association is dominated by Populus tremuloides as a tall shrub or tree. The canopy averages about 18% cover, and varies between 5-10 m in height. Emergent individuals of Pinus contorta are often present. Artemisia tridentata is the dominant shrub with an average cover of 13%. Other common shrub associates include Salix scouleriana, Prunus emarginata, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, Ceanothus velutinus, and/or Purshia tridentata. Monardella odoratissima and/or Kelloggia galioides each occur in the herbaceous layer. Wyethia mollis is also sometimes present. The graminoids Elymus elymoides and Bromus carinatus are present in every stand.
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 forest association is currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.d Quaking Aspen Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Group | G222 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
| Alliance | A2036 Quaking Aspen Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Alliance | A2036 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL003146 Quaking Aspen / Big Sagebrush / Alpine Mountainbalm - Milky Kelloggia Forest | CEGL003146 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus tremuloides / Artemisia tridentata / Monardella odoratissima - Kelloggia galioides (Sawyer et al. 2009) [61.111.07]
= Populus tremuloides / Artemisia tridentata / Monardella odoratissima - Kelloggia galioides Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Populus tremuloides/Artemisia tridentata/Monardella odoratissima - Kelloggia galioides Forest [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Populus tremuloides / Artemisia tridentata / Monardella odoratissima - Kelloggia galioides Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Populus tremuloides/Artemisia tridentata/Monardella odoratissima - Kelloggia galioides Forest [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.