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CEGL008660 Carex filifolia - Cistanthe spp. Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Threadleaf Sedge - Pussy-paws species 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 association are known from seasonally flooded basin floor meadows at about 2590 m (8500 feet) of elevation. Soils are well-drained sands and sandy loams. This meadow grassland is heavily dominated by Carex filifolia, which forms a patchy canopy with other graminoids and forbs less than 0.5 m in height. Associates are quite variable, but the forbs Antennaria rosea and at least one member of the genus Cistanthe (monosperma, umbellata) are usually present. Common graminoid associates providing trace cover may include Poa secunda, Achnatherum lemmonii, Agrostis variabilis, and/or Juncus parryi. Most forb species are present only in traces, though Lupinus breweri may be locally common. Other forbs present in trace amounts may include Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum, Rumex paucifolius, Achillea millefolium, Gayophytum diffusum, Montia chamissoi, Penstemon rydbergii, Potentilla drummondii, and/or Streptanthus tortuosus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Kartesz (1999) recognizes Carex exserta and Carex filifolia as separate taxa, while Jepson (Hickman 1993) maintains Carex exserta as a variety, Carex filifolia var. erostrata.
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 herbaceous association is currently only known from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park in California. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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 | A1294 Threadleaf Sedge Mesic Grassland Alliance | A1294 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Association | CEGL008660 Threadleaf Sedge - Pussy-paws species Grassland | CEGL008660 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex exserta - Cistanthe spp. (Carex filifolia var. erostrata - Calyptridium spp. , Hickman 1993 nomenclature)
Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Carex filifolia - Cistanthe monosperma (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.140.10]
= Carex filifolia - Cistanthe monosperma Association (Burke 1982)
= Carex filifolia - Cistanthe spp. Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Carex filifolia - Cistanthe monosperma (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.140.10]
= Carex filifolia - Cistanthe monosperma Association (Burke 1982)
= Carex filifolia - Cistanthe spp. Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
- Burke, M. T. 1982. The vegetation of Rae Lakes Basin, southern Sierra Nevada. Madroño 29:164-176.
- Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Ltd., Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
- Kartesz, J. T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.
- 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.
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- 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.