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CEGL001427 Vaccinium deliciosum Parkland Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cascade Bilberry Parkland Alpine Dwarf-shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in subalpine parklands and may extend up into the lower alpine. Sites have well-drained soils and occur on gentle to moderate slopes. The vegetation is dominated by Vaccinium deliciosum. Phyllodoce empetriformis and Cassiope mertensiana, when present, have less than 10% cover. Associated species are variable. Frequently occurring species include Polygonum bistortoides, Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, Hieracium gracile, Carex spectabilis, Veronica cusickii, and Valeriana sitchensis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Xerophyllum tenax dominates the herbaceous layer in two Olympic plots and one Mount Rainier plot and may represent a subassociation. Alpine and subalpine subassociations could also be recognized within this association concept. This association may appear as sparse vegetation on steep, rocky sites where Vaccinium deliciosum is the most abundant vascular plant.
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: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR?, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688314
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
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 | A3331 Pink Mountain-heath - Western Moss-heather - Cascade Bilberry Alpine Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | A3331 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL001427 Cascade Bilberry Parkland Alpine Dwarf-shrubland | CEGL001427 | 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: = Vaccinium deliciosum Dwarf-shrubland (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Vaccinium deliciosum/Valeriana sitchensis-Polygonum bistortoides Community (Wooten and Morrison 1995)
= Vaccinium deliciosum Community (Douglas 1972)
= Vaccinium deliciosum Community Type (Henderson 1974)
= Vaccinium Community (Schreiner 1994)
= Vaccinium deliciosum/Valeriana sitchensis-Polygonum bistortoides Community (Wooten and Morrison 1995)
= Vaccinium deliciosum Community (Douglas 1972)
= Vaccinium deliciosum Community Type (Henderson 1974)
= Vaccinium Community (Schreiner 1994)
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- Wooten, G., and P. Morrison. 1995. Classification of vascular plant communities of the North Cascades using discreet space boundary analysis. Unpublished report. 113 pp.