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CEGL003131 Vaccinium uliginosum Sierran Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bog Blueberry Sierran Wet 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 mid elevations (2100-2470 m [6900-8100 feet]). They occur in saturated to seasonally wet meadows and streamsides usually on gently sloping to relatively flat terrain. Microrelief is often hummocky. Stands of this dwarf-shrubland are dominated by Vaccinium uliginosum. Pinus contorta and Abies magnifica may be occasionally found in the overstory. The shrub layer of Vaccinium uliginosum is diagnostic. Other shrubs are less abundant and may include Ledum glandulosum, Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia, and Salix lemmonii. Herbaceous species include Oxypolis occidentalis, Polygonum bistortoides, Perideridia bacigalupii, Phalacroseris bolanderi, Mimulus primuloides, Agrostis idahoensis, Carex rossii, Carex nudata, Juncus macrandrus, Juncus nevadensis, and Juncus drummondii. Mosses (Sphagnum spp.) are often present at this association.
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 of this dwarf-shrubland are dominated by Vaccinium uliginosum. Pinus contorta and Abies magnifica may be occasionally found in the overstory. The shrub layer of Vaccinium uliginosum is diagnostic. Other shrubs are less abundant and may include Ledum glandulosum, Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia, and Salix lemmonii. Herbaceous species include Oxypolis occidentalis, Polygonum bistortoides (= Bistorta bistortoides), Perideridia bacigalupii, Phalacroseris bolanderi, Mimulus primuloides, Agrostis idahoensis, Carex rossii, Carex nudata, Juncus macrandrus, Juncus nevadensis, and Juncus drummondii. Mosses (Sphagnum spp.) are often present at this association.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands are found at mid elevations (2100-2470 m [6900-8100 feet]). They occur in saturated to seasonally wet meadows and streamsides usually on gently sloping to relatively flat terrain. Microrelief is often hummocky.
Geographic Range: This association is only known from Yosemite National Park, California. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. It is likely to range throughout the Sierra Nevada. Similar, if not identical, stands have been seen in the northern Sierra Nevada in Bucks Lake Wilderness and in the subalpine zone of Kings Canyon National Park (Charlotte Lake area).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.4 Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M073 | 2.C.4.Nb.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c Alder species - Willow species - Meadowsweet species Wet Shrubland Group | G322 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
| Alliance | A1123 Bog Blueberry - Dwarf Bilberry Wet Shrubland Alliance | A1123 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL003131 Bog Blueberry Sierran Wet Shrubland | CEGL003131 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Vaccinium uliginosum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.410.01]
= Vaccinium uliginosum Dwarf-Shrubland (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Vaccinium uliginosum Sierran Dwarf-shrubland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Vaccinium uliginosum Dwarf-Shrubland (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Vaccinium uliginosum Sierran Dwarf-shrubland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
- 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.