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CEGL001989 Senecio triangularis - Veratrum californicum Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Arrowleaf Ragwort - California False Hellebore Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous association is currently known from Yosemite National Park in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs between 2255 and 3050 m (7400-10,000 feet) in elevation on gentle to moderate slopes, and is often found along streams. Aspects are commonly northern and eastern. Soil parent materials are varied. Soil textures range from silt loams to muck, and are moderately well-drained to poorly drained. Sites are palustrine, being seasonally or intermittently flooded. This association is characterized by a high cover of herbaceous wet meadow species, with no tree cover. Shrub cover is open, including Salix lasiolepis and Cornus sericea ssp. sericea, although more commonly there are no shrubs. Veratrum californicum, Lupinus latifolius, Senecio triangularis, Epilobium ciliatum, and Glyceria striata are the most frequent herbaceous species, while Senecio integerrimus, Senecio triangularis, Veratrum californicum, Lupinus latifolius, and Allium validum have the highest cover.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association has been considered part of the Senecio triangularis alliance by Manning and Padgett (1991). Their description suggests that Senecio triangularis is the dominant species. However, locally Veratrum is dominant. Regardless of which alliance it is placed in, this is most likely a single association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is characterized by a high cover of herbaceous wet meadow species, with no tree cover. Shrub cover is open, including Salix lasiolepis and Cornus sericea ssp. sericea, although more commonly there are no shrubs. Veratrum californicum, Lupinus latifolius, Senecio triangularis, Epilobium ciliatum, and Glyceria striata (= Glyceria elata) are the most frequent herbaceous species, while Senecio integerrimus, Senecio triangularis, Veratrum californicum, Lupinus latifolius, and Allium validum have the highest cover.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs between 2255 and 3050 m (7400-10,000 feet) in elevation on gentle to moderate slopes, and is often found along streams. Aspects are commonly northern and eastern. Soil parent materials are varied. Soil textures range from silt loams to muck, and are moderately well-drained to poorly drained. Sites are palustrine, being seasonally or intermittently flooded.
Geographic Range: This association has been described from Yosemite National Park, the Lake Tahoe region of California, Oregon, and western Nevada (Manning and Padgett 1991). Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, OR
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.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 | A3810 Brook Saxifrage - Arrowleaf Ragwort - Mountain Bluebells Wet Meadow Alliance | A3810 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL001989 Arrowleaf Ragwort - California False Hellebore Wet Meadow | CEGL001989 | 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: = Veratrum californicum - Senecio triangularis (Sawyer et al. 2009) [45.423.01]
= Veratrum californicum - Senecio triangularis Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
? California falsehellebore community type (Kovalchik 1987) [(p.138)]
= Veratrum californicum - Senecio triangularis Herbaceous Vegetation (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
? California falsehellebore community type (Kovalchik 1987) [(p.138)]
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