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CEGL000316 Abies lasiocarpa - (Pinus contorta) / Lupinus arcticus Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Subalpine Fir - (Lodgepole Pine) / Arctic Lupine Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs only in the northeastern Olympic Mountains of Washington. Sites occupied are dry, upper slopes and ridgetops on southwestern aspects between 1500 and 1850 m elevation in the driest rainshadow of the Olympic Mountains. This is a needle-leaved evergreen conifer woodland of relatively short stature. Abies lasiocarpa is always present and usually codominant or dominant (mean cover 22%). Pinus contorta is often dominant or codominant but can be completely absent (mean cover 42%). Pseudotsuga menziesii occurs about half the time and averages 20% cover when present. The understory is dominated by the forb Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus (mean cover 15%), and occasionally codominated by Arnica cordifolia or the dwarf-shrub Juniperus communis. Other frequent understory species that occur in low abundance are Paxistima myrsinites, Lomatium martindalei, Orthilia secunda, Hieracium albiflorum, and Valeriana sitchensis. This association is distinguished from similar associations by >3% cover of Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus and presence of Abies lasiocarpa, along with little to no Abies amabilis, Tsuga heterophylla, Tsuga mertensiana, Rhododendron albiflorum (<10%), Vaccinium membranaceum (<5%), Valeriana sitchensis, or Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii (<3%).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Eight plots describe the type from Olympic National Forest and five from Olympic National Park (Crawford et al. 2009).
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: This association is limited to a very small area in the northeastern Olympic Mountains of Washington.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689276
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.4 California Red Fir - Mountain Hemlock - Sierra Lodgepole Pine Forest Macrogroup | M025 | 1.B.2.Nd.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c Mountain Hemlock - Pacific Silver Fir - Alaska-cedar Wood Group | G849 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
| Alliance | A3729 Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce / Rough-fruit Berry Cascadian Forest Alliance | A3729 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
| Association | CEGL000316 Subalpine Fir - (Lodgepole Pine) / Arctic Lupine Woodland | CEGL000316 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Abies lasiocarpa-(Pinus contorta)/Lupinus (arcticus, latifolius) Woodland (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Abies lasiocarpa-(Pinus contorta)/Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus Woodland (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_029]
= Abies lasiocarpa/Lupinus latifolius Association (Henderson et al. 1989)
= Abies lasiocarpa-(Pinus contorta)/Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus Woodland (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_029]
= Abies lasiocarpa/Lupinus latifolius Association (Henderson et al. 1989)
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