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CEGL001979 Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis - Carex spectabilis Alpine Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Spreading Phlox - Showy Sedge Alpine Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in the alpine and in the subalpine parklands in the Olympics on moderate to steep upper slopes (usually southerly aspects) with well-drained soils. This moderately dense vegetation is dominated by Carex spectabilis and Phlox diffusa. Solidago multiradiata is usually prominent and may occur as a codominant in the North Cascade alpine plots. Sites in the Olympics often have Antennaria microphylla, Arenaria capillaris, Erysimum arenicola, Lomatium martindalei, Luzula campestris, Poa cusickii and Polygonum bistortoides. Carex breweri, Danthonia intermedia, Cerastium arvense, Achillea millefolium, Polygonum bistortoides, and Sibbaldia procumbens are regular in alpine sites of the Cascades.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The concept of this association as previously defined has been expanded to include more subalpine species and environments present in the Olympics.
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: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689783
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 4 Polar & High Montane Scrub, Grassland & Barrens Class | C04 | 4 |
| Subclass | 4.B Temperate to Polar Alpine & Tundra Vegetation Subclass | S12 | 4.B |
| Formation | 4.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Alpine Tundra Formation | F037 | 4.B.1 |
| Division | 4.B.1.Nb Western North American Alpine Tundra Division | D043 | 4.B.1.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 4.B.1.Nb.3 Vancouverian Alpine Tundra Macrogroup | M101 | 4.B.1.Nb.3 |
| Group | 4.B.1.Nb.3.b Longawn Sedge - Showy Sedge - Spreading Phlox Alpine-Subalpine Tundra Group | G320 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.b |
| Alliance | A1300 Showy Sedge Subalpine Meadow Alliance | A1300 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.b |
| Association | CEGL001979 Spreading Phlox - Showy Sedge Alpine Meadow | CEGL001979 | 4.B.1.Nb.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Carex spectabilis-Phlox diffusa Herbaceous Vegetation (Crawford et al. 2009)
- 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.
- Crawford, R. C., C. B. Chappell, C. C. Thompson, and F. J. Rocchio. 2009. Vegetation classification of Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic national parks. Plant association descriptions and identification keys: Appendices A-G. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCCN/NRTR--2009/D-586. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 586 pp.
- 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.
- del Moral, R. 1979. High elevation vegetation of the Enchantment Lakes Basin, Washington. Canadian Journal of Botany 57(10):1111-1130.