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CEGL003161 Solidago canadensis - Achillea millefolium Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Canada Goldenrod - Common Yarrow Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous 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 forb association occur in dry to moist meadow environments. Sites are mesic to temporarily saturated meadows. Elevations range from about 1710-2130 m (5620-7000 feet), and slopes are flat, gentle, or moderate and, when having an aspect, face southeast to west. Soils are somewhat poorly drained loam to silty loam. This perennial forb vegetation is characterized by dense cover of moisture-loving forbs and grasses, primarily Solidago canadensis. Total vegetative cover is generally greater than 80%. Solidago canadensis (35-67% cover) is the most common forb. Other forbs of greater than 50% constancy include Achillea millefolium, Horkelia fusca, Agrostis scabra, Mimulus primuloides, Poa pratensis, Potentilla gracilis, and Deschampsia cespitosa. The forbs and graminoids present in trace amounts include an additional 30 species.
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. Information about its global range is not available without additional inventory. However, Solidago canadensis is widespread in North American and is likely to form other stands in California and other states.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685019
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nf Western North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D022 | 2.B.2.Nf |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nf.3 Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species - Mountain Muhly Subalpine-High Montane Mesic Meadow Macrogroup | M168 | 2.B.2.Nf.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b Greenleaf Fescue - Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Grassland & Meadow Group | G271 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Alliance | A4119 Shasta Sedge - Canada Goldenrod Meadow Alliance | A4119 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Association | CEGL003161 Canada Goldenrod - Common Yarrow Grassland | CEGL003161 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
Concept Lineage: Upgraded to Standard during screening.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Solidago canadensis - Achillea millefolium Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Solidago canadensis - Achillea millefolium Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
< Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod patches) Provisional Alliance (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.420.00]
= Solidago canadensis - Achillea millefolium Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
< Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod patches) Provisional Alliance (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.420.00]
- 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.