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CEGL008635 Pinus sabiniana - Quercus wislizeni / Ceanothus cuneatus Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: California Foothill Pine - Interior Live Oak / Buckbrush Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland 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 woodland are found at xeric sites at low elevations (425-670 m [1400-2200 feet]) on the low to mid portions of south- to southwest- and sometimes northeast-facing, steep to somewhat steep slopes. Soils tend to be rocky, moderately well-developed with textures that range from sandy loam to clay loam. Parent material includes granite, diorite, slate, phyllite, igneous, and metamorphic rock. Soils are well-drained to rapidly draining. Fire tends to be fairly common. Disturbance from exotics ranges from low to high. This association has an intermittent tree layer dominated by Pinus sabiniana and Quercus wislizeni and an open understory shrub layer dominated by Ceanothus cuneatus. Also found in this association contributing to less cover are Toxicodendron diversilobum, Vulpia myuros, Bromus diandrus, Hypochaeris glabra, Avena barbata, Melica californica, and Pentagramma triangularis. Other species contributing to minor amounts of cover may include Arctostaphylos viscida, Aira caryophyllea, Symphoricarpos mollis, Trifolium microcephalum, Pellaea mucronata, Bromus tectorum, Bromus arenarius, and Selaginella hansenii. Eriophyllum congdonii is a rare species that may be found contributing to very little cover in this association.
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 Yosemite National Park. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. This association is likely to occur elsewhere in the foothill belt of the Sierra Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Nc Californian Forest & Woodland Division | D007 | 1.B.1.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Nc.1 California Live Oak - California Laurel - Western Cypress species Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M009 | 1.B.1.Nc.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Nc.1.b Western Cypress species - Pine species Forest & Woodland Group | G198 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.b |
| Alliance | A3356 Knobcone Pine - Coulter Pine - California Foothill Pine Woodland Alliance | A3356 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.b |
| Association | CEGL008635 California Foothill Pine - Interior Live Oak / Buckbrush Woodland | CEGL008635 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus sabiniana - Quercus wislizeni / Ceanothus cuneatus (Sawyer et al. 2009) [87.130.04]
= Pinus sabiniana - Quercus wislizeni / Ceanothus cuneatus Woodland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Pinus sabiniana - Quercus wislizeni/Ceanothus cuneatus Woodland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Pinus sabiniana - Quercus wislizeni / Ceanothus cuneatus Woodland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Pinus sabiniana - Quercus wislizeni/Ceanothus cuneatus Woodland [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
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