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CEGL000550 Quercus garryana / Elymus glaucus Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Oregon White Oak / Blue Wildrye Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a deciduous riparian woodland association found below lower timberline in the eastern Cascades near the Columbia River gorge, and in interior valleys of northern California. These sites occur along streams generally between 400 and 915 m (1300-3000 feet) elevation. The existing vegetation is characterized by an open to closed Quercus garryana layer occasionally with scattered taller Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa or Pinus ponderosa trees. Rosa woodsii or Prunus virginiana may be present often in patches but are never in abundance. The herbaceous layer is graminoid-dominated primarily of Elymus glaucus. The exotics Poa pratensis or Bromus tectorum can be abundant in disturbed stands.
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 existing vegetation is characterized by an open to closed Quercus garryana layer occasionally with scattered taller Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa or Pinus ponderosa trees. Rosa woodsii or Prunus virginiana may be present often in patches but are never in abundance. The herbaceous layer is graminoid-dominated primarily of Elymus glaucus. The exotics Poa pratensis or Bromus tectorum can be abundant in disturbed stands.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Sites occur along streams generally between 400 and 915 m (1300-3000 feet) elevation.
Geographic Range: This associationis restricted to a narrow zone in two counties in Washington, one in Oregon. It is also found in northern California.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689013
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nd Vancouverian Forest & Woodland Division | D192 | 1.B.2.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nd.1 Southern Vancouverian Dry Foothill Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M886 | 1.B.2.Nd.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.1.b Oregon White Oak - Ponderosa Pine - Douglas-fir Forest & Woodland Group | G206 | 1.B.2.Nd.1.b |
| Alliance | A3327 Oregon White Oak - Ponderosa Pine / Geyer''s Sedge Woodland Alliance | A3327 | 1.B.2.Nd.1.b |
| Association | CEGL000550 Oregon White Oak / Blue Wildrye Woodland | CEGL000550 | 1.B.2.Nd.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus garryana / Elymus glaucus Association (John and Tart 1986)
- 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.
- John, T., and D. Tart. 1986. Forested plant associations of the Yakima Drainage within the Yakama Indian Reservation. Review copy prepared for the Yakama Indian Nation - BIA-SCS.
- Kagan, J. S., J. A. Christy, M. P. Murray, and J. A. Titus. 2004. Classification of native vegetation of Oregon. January 2004. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Portland. 52 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.