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CEGL001408 Phyllodoce glanduliflora / Oreostemma alpigenum Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Yellow Mountain-heath / Tundra Aster Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs above treeline on a variety of sites. Soils are usually well-drained, but can be somewhat poorly drained. Phyllodoce glanduliflora always dominates or codominates this primarily open vegetation type. Cassiope mertensiana is usually present and occasionally codominant. Other species can include Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei, Carex spectabilis, Phyllodoce empetriformis, Lupinus sellulus, and Oreostemma alpigenum. This association occurs above treeline in the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains.
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 occurs above treeline in the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685519
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 4 Polar & High Montane Scrub, Grassland & Barrens Class | C04 | 4 |
| Subclass | 4.B Temperate to Polar Alpine & Tundra Vegetation Subclass | S12 | 4.B |
| Formation | 4.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Alpine Tundra Formation | F037 | 4.B.1 |
| Division | 4.B.1.Nb Western North American Alpine Tundra Division | D043 | 4.B.1.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 4.B.1.Nb.3 Vancouverian Alpine Tundra Macrogroup | M101 | 4.B.1.Nb.3 |
| Group | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a Black Crowberry - Pink Mountain-heath - Western Moss-heather Alpine-Subalpine Dwarf-shrubland & Heath Group | G317 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A3331 Pink Mountain-heath - Western Moss-heather - Cascade Bilberry Alpine Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | A3331 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL001408 Yellow Mountain-heath / Tundra Aster Alpine Dwarf-shrubland | CEGL001408 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Cassiope mertensiana-Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (del Moral 1979)
? Phyllodoce empetriformis-Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (Edwards 1980)
= Phyllodoce glanduliflora-(Cassiope mertensiana) Dwarf-shrubland (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Phyllodoce glanduliflora/Aster alpigenus Association (Hamann 1972)
= Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (Henderson 1974)
= Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (Douglas and Bliss 1977)
? Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (Edwards 1980)
? Phyllodoce glanduliflora-RIDGE Community (Edwards 1980)
? Phyllodoce empetriformis-Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (Edwards 1980)
= Phyllodoce glanduliflora-(Cassiope mertensiana) Dwarf-shrubland (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Phyllodoce glanduliflora/Aster alpigenus Association (Hamann 1972)
= Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (Henderson 1974)
= Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (Douglas and Bliss 1977)
? Phyllodoce glanduliflora Community (Edwards 1980)
? Phyllodoce glanduliflora-RIDGE Community (Edwards 1980)
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- Crawford, R. C., C. B. Chappell, C. C. Thompson, and F. J. Rocchio. 2009. Vegetation classification of Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic national parks. Plant association descriptions and identification keys: Appendices A-G. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCCN/NRTR--2009/D-586. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 586 pp.
- Douglas, G. W., and L. C. Bliss. 1977. Alpine and high subalpine plant communities of the North Cascades Range, Washington and British Columbia. Ecological Monographs 47:113-150.
- Edwards, O. M. 1980. The alpine vegetation of Mount Rainier National Park: Structure, constraints, and development. Dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
- Hamann, M. J. 1972. Vegetation of alpine and subalpine meadows of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Unpublished thesis, Washington State University, Pullman. 120 pp.
- Henderson, J. A. 1974. Composition, distribution, and succession of subalpine meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
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- del Moral, R. 1979. High elevation vegetation of the Enchantment Lakes Basin, Washington. Canadian Journal of Botany 57(10):1111-1130.