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CEGL001918 Luetkea pectinata - Saxifraga tolmiei Alpine Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Partridgefoot - Tolmie''s Saxifrage Alpine Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in the subalpine parkland of the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains. Sites range from north- to west-facing moderate to steep slopes with well-drained soils to gentle slopes and flats with somewhat poorly soils. Rocks 11-70 cm (4.3-27.5 inches) in size frequently compose the substrate in the Olympics. This open to sparse, short vegetation, typically 15 cm (6 inches) tall, is dominated or codominated by the semi-shrub Luetkea pectinata (average cover 19%). Luetkea is always the most abundant species. Many herbaceous species can occur, all typically with low cover. Luzula piperi, Hieracium gracile, Juncus parryi, and Carex spectabilis are most frequent species in the Olympics. This vegetation appears to occur on recently colonized sites.
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: No Data Available
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: BC, CA, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688808
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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 | A3330 Dwarf Bilberry - Thinleaf Huckleberry - Grouse Whortleberry Cascadian Alpine Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | A3330 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL001918 Partridgefoot - Tolmie''s Saxifrage Alpine Meadow | CEGL001918 | 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: = Luetkea -Saxifraga community (Schreiner 1994)
= Luetkea pectinata Herbaceous Vegetation (Crawford et al. 2009)
? Luetkea pectinata (RAWMARK Phase) Community (Douglas 1972)
? Luetkea pectinata (Residual or Regosolic Phase) Community (Douglas 1972)
= Luetkea pectinata Community Type (Henderson 1974)
= Luetkea pectinata Herbaceous Vegetation (Crawford et al. 2009)
? Luetkea pectinata (RAWMARK Phase) Community (Douglas 1972)
? Luetkea pectinata (Residual or Regosolic Phase) Community (Douglas 1972)
= Luetkea pectinata Community Type (Henderson 1974)
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- 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.
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- Schreiner, E. G. 1994. Appendix A1: Vegetation sampling. In: D. B. Houston, E. C. Schriener and B. B. Moorhead, editors. Mountain goats in Olympic National Park: Biology and management of an introduced species. Scientific Monograph NPS/NROLYN/NRSM 94/25. USDI National Park Service.
- 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.