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CEGL001134 Rubus idaeus Scree Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Red Raspberry Scree Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs on very steep, rock outcrop, talus and scree slopes in the subalpine to alpine tundra in the southern Rocky Mountains. Stands typically occur on warm, xeric sites on coarse, stable and fine, unstable scree slopes. The ground is covered with cobbles or boulders and is nearly blown free of snow during the winter. Soils are young and poorly developed because of low soil temperature and soil moisture during the summer and a short growing season. Soils are classified as Cryorthents. The vegetation is characterized by an open shrub layer often growing in soil pockets between larger rocks. Rubus idaeus dominates the low-shrub layer (<1 m tall). Other shrubs may be present, such as Holodiscus dumosus and Ribes inerme. The herbaceous layer is open to sparse and composed of a mixture of grasses, such as Elymus elymoides, Festuca brachyphylla, Trisetum spicatum, and forbs Aquilegia coerulea, Chamerion angustifolium, Cirsium scopulorum, Erigeron lonchophyllus, Erigeron simplex, Galium boreale, Heterotheca villosa, Oxyria digyna, Polemonium viscosum, and Valeriana edulis. Dominance of Rubus idaeus on scree or other rocky surface is diagnostic of 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: This association is characterized by an open shrub layer often growing in soil pockets between larger rocks. Rubus idaeus dominates the low-shrub layer (<1 m tall). Other shrubs may be present, such as Holodiscus dumosus and Ribes inerme. The herbaceous layer is open to sparse and composed of a mixture of grasses, such as Elymus elymoides, Festuca brachyphylla, Trisetum spicatum, and forbs Aquilegia coerulea, Chamerion angustifolium, Cirsium scopulorum, Erigeron lonchophyllus, Erigeron simplex, Galium boreale (= Galium septentrionale), Heterotheca villosa, Oxyria digyna, Polemonium viscosum, and Valeriana edulis. Lower elevation site generally have higher cover of herbaceous vegetation (Komarkova 1979, 1986). The moss layer is typically poorly developed.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs on very steep, rock outcrop, talus and scree slopes in the subalpine to alpine tundra in the southern Rocky Mountains at 2670 to 3450 m (8770-11,320 feet) elevation. Stands typically occur on warm, xeric sites on coarse, stable and fine, unstable scree slopes (Komarkova 1979). The ground is covered with cobbles or boulders and is nearly blown free of snow during the winter. Soils are young and poorly developed because of low soil temperature and soil moisture during the summer and a short growing season. Soils are classified as Cryorthents.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in subalpine to alpine zones in the southern Rocky Mountains.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GU
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 6 Open Rock Vegetation Class | C06 | 6 |
| Subclass | 6.B Temperate & Boreal Open Rock Vegetation Subclass | S04 | 6.B |
| Formation | 6.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Cliff, Scree & Other Rock Vegetation Formation | F034 | 6.B.1 |
| Division | 6.B.1.Nb Western North American Temperate Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Division | D052 | 6.B.1.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 6.B.1.Nb.1 Douglas-fir - Ponderosa Pine / Moss Western North American Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Macrogroup | M887 | 6.B.1.Nb.1 |
| Group | 6.B.1.Nb.1.b Nonvascular Rocky Mountain Cliff, Scree & Rock Vegetation Group | G565 | 6.B.1.Nb.1.b |
| Alliance | A3740 Rocky Mountain Indian-parsley - Rockspirea - American Red Raspberry Cliff, Scree & Rock Alliance | A3740 | 6.B.1.Nb.1.b |
| Association | CEGL001134 American Red Raspberry Scree Shrubland | CEGL001134 | 6.B.1.Nb.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Heuchera parvifolia - Rubus idaeus ssp. melanolasius Habitat Type/Association (Komarkova 1986) [Plot 117.]
> Rubus idaeus / Aquilegia caerulea Plant Association (Johnston 1987)
> Rubus idaeus / Heuchera parvifolia Plant Association (Johnston 1987)
= Rubus idaeus ssp. melanolasius - Aquilegia caerulea Habitat Type/Association (Komarkova 1986) [Plot 104.]
> Association Aquilegio coeruleae - Rubetum idaei (Komarkova 1976) (Komarkova 1979)
< Shrub/Scree and Rock Community Type (Scow et al. 1986) [Rubus idaeus listed as one of several shrubs occurring on scree in central Montana.]
> Rubus idaeus / Aquilegia caerulea Plant Association (Johnston 1987)
> Rubus idaeus / Heuchera parvifolia Plant Association (Johnston 1987)
= Rubus idaeus ssp. melanolasius - Aquilegia caerulea Habitat Type/Association (Komarkova 1986) [Plot 104.]
> Association Aquilegio coeruleae - Rubetum idaei (Komarkova 1976) (Komarkova 1979)
< Shrub/Scree and Rock Community Type (Scow et al. 1986) [Rubus idaeus listed as one of several shrubs occurring on scree in central Montana.]
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