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CEGL008619 Quercus kelloggii / Arctostaphylos mewukka - Chamaebatia foliolosa Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: California Black Oak / Indian Manzanita - Mountain Misery Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest association is currently only 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. Stands of this forest are found at low elevations (1160-1370 m [3800-4500 feet]) on the upper portions of southeast- to west-facing, moderately steep to somewhat steep (6-25°) slopes of canyons and ridges. Landform is variable; sites are located on linear, convex and undulating slopes, ridges, and canyons. Soil textures range from loamy sand to silt loam and of granitic parent material. Soils are moderately well-drained to well-drained. Litter is high with 75-80% cover. Stands of this forest form a three-story structure. The open to intermittent tree layer is dominated by Quercus kelloggii. Calocedrus decurrens, Pinus ponderosa, and Pinus attenuata are sometimes found contributing minor cover in the tree layer. Chamaebatia foliolosa and Arctostaphylos mewukka are dominant in the open to intermittent shrub layer. Arctostaphylos viscida is often present. Adenostoma fasciculatum is occasionally found in this association as well. Galium bolanderi and moss are usually found in the open to intermittent herb layer. A large variety of other species are also found in this association, contributing little cover in the understory, including Agoseris grandiflora, Poa secunda, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Lathyrus sulphureus, Vulpia microstachys, Ceanothus integerrimus, Ceanothus cuneatus, and Comandra umbellata ssp. californica.
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: This association is only known from Yosemite National Park. Information about its global characteristics is not available without additional inventory. It is likely that this association ranges from the northern to the southern Sierra Nevada including Sequoia and King Canyon national parks.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689681
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Nc Californian Forest & Woodland Division | D007 | 1.B.1.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Nc.1 California Live Oak - California Laurel - Western Cypress species Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M009 | 1.B.1.Nc.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a California Live Oak - Valley Oak - California Laurel Forest & Woodland Group | G195 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
| Alliance | A3349 Canyon Live Oak - California Black Oak Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3349 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
| Association | CEGL008619 California Black Oak / Indian Manzanita - Mountain Misery Forest | CEGL008619 | 1.B.1.Nc.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus kelloggii / Arctostaphylos mewukka - Chamaebatia foliolosa Forest (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Quercus kelloggii / Arctostaphylos mewukka / Chamaebatia foliosa (Sawyer et al. 2009) [71.010.20]
= Quercus kelloggii/Arctostaphylos mewukka - Chamaebatia foliolosa Forest [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Quercus kelloggii / Arctostaphylos mewukka / Chamaebatia foliosa (Sawyer et al. 2009) [71.010.20]
= Quercus kelloggii/Arctostaphylos mewukka - Chamaebatia foliolosa Forest [Provisional] (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- Keeler-Wolf, T. 2002. Classification of the vegetation of Yosemite National Park and surrounding environs in Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera and Mono counties, California. NatureServe in cooperation with the California Native Plant Society and California Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA. August 2002.
- Keeler-Wolf, T., M. Schindel, S. San, P. Moore, and D. Hickson. 2003a. Classification of the vegetation of Yosemite National Park and surrounding environs in Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera and Mono counties, California. Unpublished report by NatureServe in cooperation with the California Native Plant Society and California Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch, Sacramento, CA.
- Keeler-Wolf, T., P. E. Moore, E. T. Reyes, J. M. Menke, D. N. Johnson, and D. L. Karavidas. 2012. Yosemite National Park vegetation classification and mapping project report. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/YOSE/NRTR--2012/598. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Sawyer, J. O., T. Keeler-Wolf, and J. Evens. 2009. A manual of California vegetation. Second edition. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento CA. 1300 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.