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CEGL008695 Chrysolepis sempervirens / Sparse Understory Sierran Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bush Chinquapin / Sparse Understory Sierran Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland 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. This association is found from approximately 1830-2620 m (6000-8600 feet) in elevation. It occurs primarily in low or midslope positions, in boulder fields, near outcrops, and on glaciated surfaces on moderate to somewhat steep slopes with variable aspects. Soil textures are rocky loamy sands through silty loams, are derived from granite, and are moderately well- to well-drained. Litter/duff cover ranges from 20-80%. Sites are upland. This association is characterized by a high shrub cover dominated by Chrysolepis sempervirens. Tree species include Abies magnifica, Abies lowiana, and Calocedrus decurrens, but they are infrequent and have low cover. Shrub cover ranges from 60-90 %, with the dominant, Chrysolepis sempervirens. Other shrub species may include Prunus emarginata, Arctostaphylos patula, and Quercus vacciniifolia; however, none are frequent or have high average cover. Cover of herbaceous species averages 5%. No herb species are consistent, but stands may include Pteridium aquilinum, Apocynum androsaemifolium, and Erigeron breweri.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is characterized by a high shrub cover dominated by Chrysolepis sempervirens. Tree species include Abies magnifica, Abies lowiana (= Abies concolor var. lowiana), and Calocedrus decurrens, but they are infrequent and have low cover. Shrub cover ranges from 60-90 %, with the dominant, Chrysolepis sempervirens. Other shrub species may include Prunus emarginata, Arctostaphylos patula, and Quercus vacciniifolia; however, none are frequent or have high average cover. Cover of herbaceous species averages 5%. No herb species are consistent, but stands may include Pteridium aquilinum, Apocynum androsaemifolium, and Erigeron breweri.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found from approximately 1830-2620 m (6000-8600 feet) in elevation. It occurs primarily in low or midslope positions, in boulder fields, near outcrops, and on glaciated surfaces on moderate to somewhat steep slopes with variable aspects. Soil textures are rocky loamy sands through silty loams, are derived from granite, and are moderately well- to well-drained. Litter/duff cover ranges from 20-80%. Sites are upland.
Geographic Range: Although the alliance occurs in the mountains of Oregon and California, this association has only been described from Yosemite National Park. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686653
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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.Ng Western North American Interior Chaparral Division | D061 | 2.B.2.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Ng.1 Greenleaf Manzanita - Snowbrush Ceanothus - Huckleberry Oak Montane Chaparral Macrogroup | M094 | 2.B.2.Ng.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a Greenleaf Manzanita - Pinemat Manzanita - Snowbrush Ceanothus Montane Sclerophyll Scrub Group | G282 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
| Alliance | A3916 Huckleberry Oak - Bush Chinquapin Shrubland Alliance | A3916 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
| Association | CEGL008695 Bush Chinquapin / Sparse Understory Sierran Shrubland | CEGL008695 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Chrysolepis sempervirens (Sawyer et al. 2009) [37.700.01]
= Chrysolepis sempervirens Shrubland (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Chrysolepis sempervirens Shrubland (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- 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.