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CEGL001949 Antennaria lanata Alpine Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Woolly Pussytoes Alpine Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains in subalpine meadows or in the alpine zone. Sites are usually gentle slopes or flats that have relatively late snow-melt and receive above average moisture. Soils are well-drained and often rocky. The forb Antennaria lanata dominates this short, often open vegetation, usually with more cover than all other species. Dwarf-shrubs, e.g., Salix cascadensis or Phyllodoce empetriformis, can be present but subordinate in importance. Carex nigricans, Carex spectabilis, Polygonum bistortoides, Oreostemma alpigenum, Hieracium gracile, or Juncus parryi are often present. Although floristic diversity tends to be low, moss/lichen cover can be high.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: ~Juncus drummondii - Antennaria lanata Alpine Snowbed (CEGL001904)$$ in Montana appears in similar habitats as this association but is codominated by Juncus and other graminoid species.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: BC, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687089
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.b Longawn Sedge - Showy Sedge - Spreading Phlox Alpine-Subalpine Tundra Group | G320 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.b |
| Alliance | A1640 Woolly Pussytoes - Parry''s Rush Alpine Meadow Alliance | A1640 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.b |
| Association | CEGL001949 Woolly Pussytoes Alpine Meadow | CEGL001949 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Antennaria lanata Herbaceous Vegetation (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Antennaria lanata Association (Hamann 1972)
= Antennaria lanata Community (Douglas and Bliss 1977)
= Antennaria lanata Community Type (Henderson 1974)
= Antennaria lanata Association (Hamann 1972)
= Antennaria lanata Community (Douglas and Bliss 1977)
= Antennaria lanata Community Type (Henderson 1974)
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- 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.
- Douglas, G. W., and L. C. Bliss. 1977. Alpine and high subalpine plant communities of the North Cascades Range, Washington and British Columbia. Ecological Monographs 47:113-150.
- Hamann, M. J. 1972. Vegetation of alpine and subalpine meadows of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Unpublished thesis, Washington State University, Pullman. 120 pp.
- Henderson, J. A. 1973. Composition, distribution and succession of subalpine meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Unpublished dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 150 pp.
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- 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.