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CEGL008653 Vaccinium cespitosum / Carex filifolia Dwarf-shrubland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Dwarf Bilberry / Threadleaf Sedge Dwarf-shrubland

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This dwarf-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. Stands are found at high elevations (2775-3020 m [9100-9900 feet]) on moist sites. This association is found on soils with textures ranging from loam to silt loam that are moderately well-drained to somewhat poorly drained. Litter cover can be high (58-80% cover). Stands of this dwarf-shrubland form an intermittent shrub layer dominated by Vaccinium cespitosum and an open herb layer characterized by Carex filifolia. Vaccinium cespitosum, Antennaria rosea, Solidago multiradiata, Castilleja lemmonii, Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum, and Carex exserta are often present but contribute to minor cover. A variety of other species are occasionally found contributing to minor cover in this association including Poa stebbinsii, Calamagrostis breweri, Botrychium simplex, Carex rossii, Danthonia intermedia, Danthonia unispicata, Luzula congesta, Pedicularis attollens, Ptilagrostis kingii, and Saxifraga aprica.

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 currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  CA


Confidence Level: Low

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 CEGL008653 Dwarf Bilberry / Threadleaf Sedge Dwarf-shrubland CEGL008653 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: = Vaccinium caespitosum / Carex filifolia Dwarf-shrubland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Vaccinium caespitosum/Carex exserta (C. filifolia var. erostrata, Hickman 1993) Dwarf-Shrubland
[Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Vaccinium cespitosum - Carex filifolia (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.405.04]
Concept Author(s): T. Keeler-Wolf (2002)

Author of Description: T. Keeler-Wolf et al.

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 05-06-10
  • Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Ltd., Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  • 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.