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CEGL001837 Eleocharis quinqueflora - Carex scopulorum Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Few-flower Spikerush - Mountain Sedge Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association has been described from the Sierra Nevada in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park. Stands of this association are found along streams or in the wetter parts of meadows between 2100 and 3200 m (6900-10,500 feet) elevation. Aspect is not diagnostic for the type as slopes are very gentle to flat. Soils are poorly drained and have high organic content. Vegetation cover often exceeds 80% and is dominated by graminoid species. Either Eleocharis quinqueflora or Carex scopulorum may be dominant, or they may be codominant.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Carsey et al. (2003a) has an Eleocharis quinqueflora Herbaceous Vegetation that is very similar to this association, although Nachlinger (1985) feels that it is only related at higher levels of the classification.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This herbaceous wetland is typified by the codominance of Carex scopulorum and Eleocharis quinqueflora and the presence of surface water for extended periods during the growing season. Common graminoid associates may include Carex scopulorum, Carex aquatilis, Carex buxbaumii, Carex utriculata, Deschampsia cespitosa, and Eleocharis rostellata. Forb cover is low, but can include Caltha leptosepala, Pedicularis groenlandica, Oreostemma alpigenum (= Aster alpigenus), Dodecatheon alpinum, and Polygonum bistortoides.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Sites can occur in alpine and subalpine wet basins, stream terraces, ponds, cirque basins, and marshy meadows associated with seeps. Soils are always organic and wet or saturated throughout the summer.
Geographic Range: This association has been described from stands in Nevada (Lake Tahoe Basin) and California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, NV, OR
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3806 Clustered Field Sedge - Mountain Sedge - Few-flower Spikerush Wet Meadow Alliance | A3806 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL001837 Few-flower Spikerush - Mountain Sedge Wet Meadow | CEGL001837 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex scopulorum - Eleocharis quinquefolia (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.120.04]
= Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Eleocharis pauciflora Community Type (Manning and Padgett 1995) [high constancy and low cover of Carex scopulorum]
= Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Eleocharis pauciflora Community Type (Manning and Padgett 1995) [high constancy and low cover of Carex scopulorum]
- 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.
- Carsey, K., G. Kittel, K. Decker, D. J. Cooper, and D. Culver. 2003a. Field guide to the wetland and riparian plant associations of Colorado. Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Fort Collins, CO.
- Kagan, J. S., J. A. Christy, M. P. Murray, and J. A. Titus. 2004. Classification of native vegetation of Oregon. January 2004. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Portland. 52 pp.
- 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.
- Manning, M. E., and W. G. Padgett. 1995. Riparian community type classification for Humboldt and Toiyabe national forests, Nevada and eastern California. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region. 306 pp.
- Nachlinger, J. L. 1985. The ecology of subalpine meadows in the Lake Tahoe region, California and Nevada. Unpublished thesis, University of Nevada, Reno. 151 pp.
- Ratliff, R. D. 1982. A meadow site classification for the Sierra Nevada, California. General Technical Report PSW-10. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Berkeley, CA. 16 pp.
- 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.
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- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.