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CEGL001996 Valeriana sitchensis - Carex spectabilis Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sitka Valerian - Showy Sedge Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This subalpine meadow association is found on moderately steep, mostly northeast and east slopes with well-drained soils in the Olympic Mountains and Cascade Range of Washington. These variably dense herbaceous meadows often occur near Abies lasiocarpa tree islands. They are always codominated by Valeriana sitchensis, which is usually the most abundant species. Festuca viridula, Ligusticum grayi, Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, and Lupinus latifolius are prominent to codominant. Arnica latifolia, Castilleja parviflora, Carex nigricans, Erigeron peregrinus, Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii, Polygonum bistortoides, or Pulsatilla occidentalis are other herbaceous species usually present in this diverse community.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This subalpine meadow association is found in the Olympic Mountains and Cascade Range of Washington.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nf Western North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D022 | 2.B.2.Nf |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nf.3 Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species - Mountain Muhly Subalpine-High Montane Mesic Meadow Macrogroup | M168 | 2.B.2.Nf.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b Greenleaf Fescue - Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Grassland & Meadow Group | G271 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Alliance | A3948 Sitka Valerian - Hitchcock''s Smooth Woodrush - Common Beargrass Subalpine Mesic Meadow Alliance | A3948 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Association | CEGL001996 Sitka Valerian - Showy Sedge Meadow | CEGL001996 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex - Valeriana (Schreiner 1994)
= Valeriana sitchensis-Carex spectabilis Herbaceous Vegetation (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Valeriana sitchensis Community Type (Henderson 1973)
= Moist Valeriana Forb Type (Kuramoto and Bliss 1970)
= Valeriana sitchensis-Carex spectabilis Herbaceous Vegetation (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Valeriana sitchensis Community Type (Henderson 1973)
= Moist Valeriana Forb Type (Kuramoto and Bliss 1970)
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