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CEGL000171 Pinus contorta (var. latifolia, var. murrayana) / Vaccinium uliginosum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Tall Lodgepole Pine, Sierra Lodgepole Pine) / Bog Blueberry Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This lodgepole pine forest association is currently known from Idaho, Oregon and California. This description is currently based on information from Yosemite National Park in California, Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. In Yosemite, this association is found along small streams and on the edges of meadows, or on slightly higher elevations in meadows, from approximately 2285-2925 m (7500-9600 feet) in elevation on gentle to moderate slopes of variable aspects. Soil textures range from silty loam of granitic origin to muck. Soils are somewhat poorly drained to poorly drained. Litter/duff cover ranges from 20-95%. Sites are palustrine. The tree layer is composed almost solely of Pinus contorta var. murrayana, ranging up to 35 m in height and up to 37% cover. Vaccinium uliginosum provides from 15-87% cover in the shrub layer, which is generally under 0.5 m. Other (sub)shrubs include Vaccinium cespitosum and Kalmia polifolia; Pinus contorta var. murrayana saplings are also present in the shrub layer. The herb layer is variable, with Carex utriculata providing most of the cover in this layer; other species include Mimulus primuloides, Juncus drummondii, and Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum. Moss covers 5-40% of the ground.
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: Although the alliance is widespread in the upper montane and subalpine zone of most major mountain ranges of the western U.S., information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. This association is currently reported from California, Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, ID, OR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685997
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Ng Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D193 | 1.B.3.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Ng.1 Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M035 | 1.B.3.Ng.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Ng.1.e Western Hemlock - Red Alder / Yellow Skunk-cabbage Swamp Forest Group | G853 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.e |
| Alliance | A3755 Lodgepole Pine Swamp Forest Alliance | A3755 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.e |
| Association | CEGL000171 (Tall Lodgepole Pine, Sierra Lodgepole Pine) / Bog Blueberry Forest | CEGL000171 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus contorta (var. latifolia, var. murrayana) / Vaccinium uliginosum Forest (DiPaolo et al. 2018)
= Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentale (Titus and Christy 1996a)
= Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentale (Seyer 1979)
= Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentale (Volland 1976)
? Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentalis / Carex eurycarpa (Kovalchik 1987) [(p.39)]
? Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentalis / forb (Kovalchik 1987)
= Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana / Vaccinium uliginosum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [87.080.09]
> Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium uliginosum / Carex angustata Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
> Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium uliginosum Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Pinus contorta var. murrayana/Vaccinium uliginosum Forest (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentale (Titus and Christy 1996a)
= Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentale (Seyer 1979)
= Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentale (Volland 1976)
? Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentalis / Carex eurycarpa (Kovalchik 1987) [(p.39)]
? Pinus contorta / Vaccinium occidentalis / forb (Kovalchik 1987)
= Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana / Vaccinium uliginosum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [87.080.09]
> Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium uliginosum / Carex angustata Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
> Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium uliginosum Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Pinus contorta var. murrayana/Vaccinium uliginosum Forest (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
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