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CEGL003482 Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula / Linanthus pungens Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Little Sagebrush / Granite Prickly-phlox Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Yosemite National Park, California. Similar associations are known from the subalpine regions of the Cascades, Warner Mountains, White, Inyo, and Sweetwater ranges in addition to the Sierra Nevada. This association prefers dry slopes and summits on talus or shallow soils between 1800 and 3600 m (5900-11,800 feet) elevation. It has scattered shrubs emergent over an open ground layer composed of subshrubs, forbs, and graminoids. The canopy is less than 1 meter in height. Artemisia arbuscula is an important to dominant species. The subshrubs Ericameria discoidea, Linanthus pungens, and/or Ribes cereum may also be present along with the forb Ipomopsis congesta. Other common associates may include Vaccinium cespitosum, Phlox pulvinata, Carex congdonii, Danthonia unispicata, Arabis lemmonii, Podistera nevadensis, Calamagrostis purpurascens, Holodiscus discolor, Sambucus racemosa, Artemisia rothrockii, and/or Stenotus acaulis.
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: This association has scattered shrubs emergent over an open ground layer composed of subshrubs, forbs, and graminoids. The canopy is less than 1 m in height. Artemisia arbuscula is an important to dominant species. The subshrubs Ericameria discoidea, Linanthus pungens (= Leptodactylon pungens), and/or Ribes cereum may also be present along with the forb Ipomopsis congesta. Other common associates may include Vaccinium cespitosum, Phlox pulvinata, Carex congdonii, Danthonia unispicata, Arabis lemmonii, Podistera nevadensis, Calamagrostis purpurascens, Holodiscus discolor, Sambucus racemosa, Artemisia rothrockii, and/or Stenotus acaulis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association prefers dry slopes and summits on talus or shallow soils between 1800 and 3600 m (5900-11,800 feet) elevation.
Geographic Range: This association is currently only described from Yosemite National Park, California. Similar associations are known from the subalpine regions of the Cascades, Warner Mountains, White, Inyo, and Sweetwater ranges in addition to the Sierra Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684941
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 3 Desert & Semi-Desert Class | C03 | 3 |
| Subclass | 3.B Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Subclass | S11 | 3.B |
| Formation | 3.B.1 Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Formation | F033 | 3.B.1 |
| Division | 3.B.1.Ne Western North American Cool Semi-Desert Scrub & Grassland Division | D040 | 3.B.1.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 3.B.1.Ne.2 Little Sagebrush - Black Sagebrush - Scabland Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland Macrogroup | M170 | 3.B.1.Ne.2 |
| Group | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b Little Sagebrush - Bigelow''s Sagebrush - Black Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland Group | G308 | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b |
| Alliance | A3219 Little Sagebrush Steppe & Shrubland Alliance | A3219 | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b |
| Association | CEGL003482 Little Sagebrush / Granite Prickly-phlox Shrubland | CEGL003482 | 3.B.1.Ne.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Artemisia arbuscula / Leptodactylon pungens (Sawyer et al. 2009) [35.120.04]
= Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula / Leptodactylon pungens Shrubland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Artemisia arbuscula/Leptodactylon pungens Dwarf-shrubland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula / Leptodactylon pungens Shrubland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Artemisia arbuscula/Leptodactylon pungens Dwarf-shrubland [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.