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CEGL000882 Pinus ponderosa - Quercus garryana / Carex geyeri Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Ponderosa Pine - Oregon White Oak / Geyer''s Sedge Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a mixed conifer - deciduous broad-leaved woodland association confined to the eastern Cascades foothills near the Columbia River gorge. These sites are generally found along lower treeline on slopes or ridgetops between 520 and 945 m (1700-3100 feet) elevation. The existing vegetation is characterized by a tall Pinus ponderosa layer over a shorter Quercus garryana layer. The tree canopy is mostly open and only rarely approaches being a closed stand. Quercus garryana may form clones that are ''closed patches'' within a stand. Quercus garryana may dominate a shrub layer which usually has few shrub species. The herbaceous layer is patchy and dominated by graminoids, primarily Carex geyeri with Festuca idahoensis or Bromus tectorum.
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 a tall Pinus ponderosa layer over a shorter Quercus garryana layer. The tree canopy is mostly open and only rarely approaches being a closed stand. Quercus garryana may form clones that are ''closed patches'' within a stand. Quercus garryana may dominate a shrub layer which usually has few shrub species. The herbaceous layer is patchy and dominated by graminoids, primarily Carex geyeri with Festuca idahoensis or Bromus tectorum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Sites are generally found along lower treeline on slopes or ridgetops between 520 and 945 m (1700-3100 feet) elevation.
Geographic Range: This community has a narrow range in the eastern Cascade foothills of Washington and perhaps adjacent Oregon. It appears to be restricted to two counties.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689762
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | CEGL000882 Ponderosa Pine - Oregon White Oak / Geyer''s Sedge Woodland | CEGL000882 | 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: = Pinus ponderosa - Quercus garryana / Carex geyeri Woodland (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.
- 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.