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CEGL001400 Empetrum nigrum / Lupinus sellulus Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Crowberry / Donner Lake Lupine Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs above upper treeline (alpine zone). Sites occupied are well-drained slopes (north aspect at Mount Rainier and on south to west aspects in North Cascades). The dwarf-shrub Empetrum nigrum dominates the vegetation, which typically covers approximately half of the ground surface. Other dwarf-shrubs such as Phyllodoce glanduliflora or Salix nivalis maybe present. Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii is usually present to prominent at Mount Rainier but is less prominent in the North Cascades. The forbs Erigeron aureus, Oreostemma alpigenum, and Pedicularis contorta are frequent at Mount Rainier. Salix cascadensis and Vaccinium cespitosum are associated short shrubs in the North Cascades.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The dwarf-shrub Empetrum nigrum dominates the vegetation, which typically covers approximately half of the ground surface. Other dwarf-shrubs such as Phyllodoce glanduliflora or Salix nivalis maybe present. Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii (= Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii) is usually present to prominent at Mount Rainier but is less prominent in the North Cascades. The forbs Erigeron aureus, Oreostemma alpigenum, and Pedicularis contorta are frequent at Mount Rainier. Salix cascadensis and Vaccinium cespitosum are associated short shrubs in the North Cascades.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688198
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.a Black Crowberry - Pink Mountain-heath - Western Moss-heather Alpine-Subalpine Dwarf-shrubland & Heath Group | G317 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A1078 Black Crowberry Alpine Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | A1078 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL001400 Black Crowberry / Donner Lake Lupine Alpine Dwarf-shrubland | CEGL001400 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Empetrum nigrum-Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii Dwarf-shrubland (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Empetrum nigrum/Lupinus lepidus Association (Hamann 1972)
? Empetrum nigrum Community (Douglas and Bliss 1977)
= Empetrum nigrum/Lupinus lepidus Association (Hamann 1972)
? Empetrum nigrum Community (Douglas and Bliss 1977)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.