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CEGL001428 Vaccinium membranaceum - Vaccinium deliciosum Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Thinleaf Huckleberry - Cascade Bilberry Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs at relatively high elevations. Sites are steep, southwestern slopes that probably burned in the past. The vegetation is codominated by Vaccinium membranaceum and Vaccinium deliciosum. Phyllodoce empetriformis or Spiraea splendens may be as prominent as the Vaccinium species. Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, Polygonum bistortoides, and Valeriana sitchensis are frequent associates in a relatively diverse herbaceous layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is similar to the proposed Vaccinium membranaceum / Phyllodoce empetriformis shrubland association (Crawford et al. 2009) with the exception of the prominence of Vaccinium deliciosum. It is also more floristically diverse and usually found at lower elevations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is codominated by Vaccinium membranaceum and Vaccinium deliciosum. Phyllodoce empetriformis or Spiraea splendens (= Spiraea densiflora) may be as prominent as the Vaccinium species. Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, Polygonum bistortoides, and Valeriana sitchensis are frequent associates in a relatively diverse herbaceous layer.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686848
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 4 Polar & High Montane Scrub, Grassland & Barrens Class | C04 | 4 |
| Subclass | 4.B Temperate to Polar Alpine & Tundra Vegetation Subclass | S12 | 4.B |
| Formation | 4.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Alpine Tundra Formation | F037 | 4.B.1 |
| Division | 4.B.1.Nb Western North American Alpine Tundra Division | D043 | 4.B.1.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 4.B.1.Nb.3 Vancouverian Alpine Tundra Macrogroup | M101 | 4.B.1.Nb.3 |
| Group | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a Black Crowberry - Pink Mountain-heath - Western Moss-heather Alpine-Subalpine Dwarf-shrubland & Heath Group | G317 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A3330 Dwarf Bilberry - Thinleaf Huckleberry - Grouse Whortleberry Cascadian Alpine Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | A3330 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL001428 Thinleaf Huckleberry - Cascade Bilberry Alpine Dwarf-shrubland | CEGL001428 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Vaccinium membranaceum/Vaccinium deliciosum Shrubland (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Vaccinium membranaceum/Vaccinium deliciosum Association (Henderson and Peter 1982)
= Vaccinium membranaceum/Vaccinium deliciosum Association (Henderson and Peter 1982)
- 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.
- Crawford, R. C., C. B. Chappell, C. C. Thompson, and F. J. Rocchio. 2009. Vegetation classification of Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic national parks. Plant association descriptions and identification keys: Appendices A-G. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCCN/NRTR--2009/D-586. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 586 pp.
- Henderson, J. A., and D. Peter. 1982. Preliminary plant associations and habitat types of the Snoqualmie and adjacent Skykomish River drainages, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Unpublished report prepared for USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 87 pp.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.