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CEGL002709 Dodecatheon redolens - Aquilegia formosa Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Scented Shootingstar - Western Columbine Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Scented Shootingstar - Western Columbine Wet Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous association is restricted to minimally disturbed springs and seeps on the eastern slopes of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada between 2015 and 3160 m (6611-10,367 feet) elevation. Sites occupy moderate slopes (average 18°) on sedimentary substrates, on every aspect except west. The association is limited to seeps that are not associated with streams, with soils that are moist to saturated at the surface. Most occurrences are dominated by a high cover of herbaceous species, but several examples included in this association have an open canopy of either Abies lasiocarpa or Juniperus scopulorum. Moderate to high cover of Dodecatheon redolens and Aquilegia formosa are consistent indicators of this association, although other species may be codominant to dominant. Other commonly associated herbaceous species include Carex aurea, Deschampsia cespitosa, Platanthera sparsiflora, Angelica kingii, and Maianthemum stellatum. Moss provides significant cover in several sites. If a shrub layer is present, it will include Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana or, less often, Ribes montigenum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Nachlinger and Reese''s (1996) Juniperus scopulorum / Epilobium ciliatum Habitat Type (17c) has only Juniperus scopulorum in common with the other habitat types in this series and should not be considered as part of this association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Most occurrences are dominated by a high cover of herbaceous species, but several examples included in this association have an open canopy of either Abies lasiocarpa or Juniperus scopulorum. Moderate to high cover of Dodecatheon redolens (= Dodecatheon jeffreyi var. redolens) and Aquilegia formosa are consistent indicators of this association, although other species may be codominant to dominant. Other commonly associated herbaceous species include Carex aurea, Deschampsia cespitosa, Platanthera sparsiflora, Angelica kingii, and Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata). Moss provides significant cover in several sites. If a shrub layer is present, it will include Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana or, less often, Ribes montigenum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This herbaceous association is restricted to minimally disturbed springs and seeps on the eastern slopes of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada between 2015 and 3160 m (6611-10,367 feet) elevation. Sites occupy moderate slopes (average 18°) on sedimentary substrates, on every aspect except west. The association is limited to seeps that are not associated with streams, with soils that are moist to saturated at the surface.
Geographic Range: This association occurs on the eastern slopes of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NV
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3812 Monkeyflower species - Parry''s Primrose - Scented Shootingstar Wet Meadow Alliance | A3812 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL002709 Scented Shootingstar - Western Columbine Wet Meadow | CEGL002709 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Dodecatheon jeffreyi Community Type (Manning and Padgett 1995)
= Dodecatheon redolens - Angelica kingii Association (Nachlinger and Reese 1996)
= Dodecatheon redolens - Angelica kingii Association (Nachlinger and Reese 1996)
- Manning, M. E., and W. G. Padgett. 1995. Riparian community type classification for Humboldt and Toiyabe national forests, Nevada and eastern California. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region. 306 pp.
- Nachlinger, J. L., and G. A. Reese. 1996. Plant community classification of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Clark and Nye counties, Nevada. Unpublished report submitted to USDA Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Las Vegas, NV. The Nature Conservancy, Northern Nevada Office, Reno, NV. 85 pp. plus figures and appendices.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.