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CEGL008601 Quercus chrysolepis / Arctostaphylos patula Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Canyon Live Oak / Greenleaf Manzanita Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest 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 forest are generally found at mid-elevations (1495-2347 m [4900-7700 feet]) on the mid to upper portions of linear to convex-shaped slopes with eastern to southern aspects. These sites tend to be on moderate to steep (9-30°) slopes. Soils tend to be shallow and poorly developed with textures ranging from rocky loam to rocky, gravelly loam and of granitic parent material. Penetration is medium to difficult. Stands form a two-story structure dominated by Quercus chrysolepis in the tree layer and Arctostaphylos patula in the shrub layer. A variety of other species found in this association, although far less common and constant, may include Arctostaphylos viscida, Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber, Calocedrus decurrens, Pinus jeffreyi, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus lambertiana, Quercus kelloggii, Ceanothus cordulatus, and Ceanothus integerrimus.
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: Stands form a two-story structure dominated by Quercus chrysolepis in the tree layer and Arctostaphylos patula in the shrub layer. A variety of other species found in this association, although far less common and constant, may include Arctostaphylos viscida, Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (= Cercocarpus betuloides), Calocedrus decurrens, Pinus jeffreyi, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus lambertiana, Quercus kelloggii, Ceanothus cordulatus, and Ceanothus integerrimus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this forest are generally found at mid-elevations (1495-2347 m [4900-7700 feet]) on the mid to upper portions of linear to convex-shaped slopes with eastern to southern aspects. These sites tend to be on moderate to steep (9-30°) slopes. Soils tend to be shallow and poorly developed with textures ranging from rocky loam to rocky, gravelly loam and of granitic parent material. Penetration is medium to difficult.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from Yosemite National Park. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. It is likely to occur throughout the Sierra Nevada and perhaps into the Klamath Province of northwestern California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686472
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.a California Live Oak - Valley Oak - California Laurel Forest & Woodland Group | G195 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
| Alliance | A3349 Canyon Live Oak - California Black Oak Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3349 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
| Association | CEGL008601 Canyon Live Oak / Greenleaf Manzanita Forest | CEGL008601 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus chrysolepis / Arctostaphylos patula (Sawyer et al. 2009) [71.050.15]
= Quercus chrysolepis / Arctostaphylos patula Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Quercus chrysolepis/Arctostaphylos patula Forest (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Quercus kelloggii/Arctostaphylos patula Forest (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Quercus chrysolepis / Arctostaphylos patula Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Quercus chrysolepis/Arctostaphylos patula Forest (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Quercus kelloggii/Arctostaphylos patula Forest (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- 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.