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CEGL008671 Pinus contorta var. murrayana - Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sierra Lodgepole Pine - Whitebark Pine / Threadleaf Sedge Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest 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. This association occurs between 3050 and 3200 m (10,000-10,500 feet) in elevation. Aspects are southeast and southwest, and slopes are gentle to moderate. Soils are derived from granite and are sandy gravels to sand. Sites may be up to 80% bedrock. Tree cover averages between 5 and 25%, and is composed of Pinus contorta var. murrayana and Pinus albicaulis. These two species also make up the shrub layer, which averages 11% cover. These species occur in scattered clumps, often as krummholz. Actual shrub species are absent. The herb layer averages 23% cover and is composed of variable species, with the exception of Pinus contorta var. murrayana and Pinus albicaulis, which together make up an average 14% of this cover. Carex filifolia averages 5% cover. Other herb species include Lupinus lepidus, Selaginella watsonii, and Phlox diffusa.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association has only been described from Yosemite National Park. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687486
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nd Vancouverian Forest & Woodland Division | D192 | 1.B.2.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nd.4 California Red Fir - Mountain Hemlock - Sierra Lodgepole Pine Forest Macrogroup | M025 | 1.B.2.Nd.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b Sierra Lodgepole Pine Woodland Group | G243 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
| Alliance | A3622 Western Juniper - Whitebark Pine Woodland Alliance | A3622 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
| Association | CEGL008671 Sierra Lodgepole Pine - Whitebark Pine / Threadleaf Sedge Forest | CEGL008671 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana - Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia (Sawyer et al. 2009) [87.080.17]
= Pinus contorta var. murrayana - Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Pinus contorta var. murrayana - Pinus albicaulis/Carex exserta (Carex filifolia var. erostrata, Hickman 1993)
Forest [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Pinus contorta var. murrayana - Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Pinus contorta var. murrayana - Pinus albicaulis/Carex exserta (Carex filifolia var. erostrata, Hickman 1993)
Forest [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Ltd., Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
- 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.