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CEGL003130 Holodiscus discolor - Sambucus racemosa Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Oceanspray - Red Elderberry Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland 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. The only known occurrence of this association is found at 2380 m (7800 feet) elevation on a moderately steep southeast slope. The stand is on the upper slope of a stony outcrop with vegetation growing in cracks on loamy sand derived from igneous parent material. This sparsely vegetated shrubland forms an open canopy 0.5 m in height codominated by Holodiscus discolor, Penstemon newberryi, and Sambucus racemosa. Spiraea splendens var. splendens rounds out the shrub canopy, and a few stunted individuals of Pinus contorta var. murrayana may be present. The herbaceous layer has several species, each with a trace of cover, including Antennaria rosea, Cistanthe umbellata, Eriogonum incanum, Gayophytum humile, Hieracium horridum, Selaginella watsonii, and/or Viola purpurea. Several graminoid species may be present in trace amounts including Achnatherum latiglume, Achnatherum speciosum, Elymus elymoides, Juncus parryi, and/or Poa wheeleri.
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 shrubland association is currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687968
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Ng Western North American Interior Chaparral Division | D061 | 2.B.2.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Ng.1 Greenleaf Manzanita - Snowbrush Ceanothus - Huckleberry Oak Montane Chaparral Macrogroup | M094 | 2.B.2.Ng.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a Greenleaf Manzanita - Pinemat Manzanita - Snowbrush Ceanothus Montane Sclerophyll Scrub Group | G282 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
| Alliance | A3918 Bitter Cherry - Oceanspray Shrubland Alliance | A3918 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003130 Oceanspray - Red Elderberry Shrubland | CEGL003130 | 2.B.2.Ng.1.a |
Concept Lineage: CEGL003053 replaced by CEGL003130 & CEGL003129 (MSR 8-13).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Holodiscus discolor - Sambucus racemosa (Sawyer et al. 2009) [39.100.06]
= Holodiscus discolor-Sambucus racemosa Shrubland (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Holodiscus discolor-Sambucus racemosa Shrubland (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- 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.