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CEGL000137 Pinus contorta / Artemisia tridentata / Elymus elymoides Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lodgepole Pine / Big Sagebrush / Squirreltail Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is an open pine woodland adapted to cold winter conditions. Stands occur on the Fort Rock Ranger District of Central Oregon''s Deschutes National Forest, only within the lodgepole pine pumice zone created by the ash from Mount Mazama. Sites are documented at elevations of 1460-1500 m (4800-4900 feet) on gentle slopes (0-8%) with variable aspects. Soils are of rhyolite pumice with loamy coarse sand. Pinus contorta dominates the vegetation with 5-30% cover. Artemisia tridentata and Purshia tridentata occur with 3-20% and 0-7% cover, respectively. Herbaceous cover is composed of Elymus elymoides (3-10%) along with Carex rossii (trace-20%) and Eriogonum umbellatum (trace-10%).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This description follows Volland''s (1976) association, Lodgepole pine / sagebrush (Pinus contorta / Artemisia tridentata).
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 restricted to a small portion of the East Cascades in the Pumice Zone of Oregon.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686596
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nb Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Division | D194 | 1.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nb.5 Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce - Whitebark Pine Rocky Mountain Forest Macrogroup | M020 | 1.B.2.Nb.5 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.5.a Lodgepole Pine Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Group | G220 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Alliance | A4079 Lodgepole Pine Rocky Mountain Woodland Alliance | A4079 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL000137 Lodgepole Pine / Big Sagebrush / Squirreltail Woodland | CEGL000137 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Lodgepole Pine / Sagebrush / Squirreltail (Rhyolite) (Volland 1976)
= Lodgepole pine / sagebrush (Pinus contorta / Artemisia tridentata) (Volland 1976)
= Lodgepole pine / sagebrush (Pinus contorta / Artemisia tridentata) (Volland 1976)
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Kagan, J. S., J. A. Christy, M. P. Murray, and J. A. Titus. 2004. Classification of native vegetation of Oregon. January 2004. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Portland. 52 pp.
- Volland, L. A. 1976. Plant communities of the central Oregon pumice zone. USDA Forest Service R-6 Area Guide 4-2. Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 113 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.