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CEGL003133 Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Whitebark Pine / Threadleaf Sedge Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland 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 association typically grow on southwest to southeast exposures between 3110 and 3445 m (10,200-11,300 feet) of elevation. Slopes are moderate to steep. Sites are very stony, often dominated by granitic slabs or boulders, with patches of sandy soil interspersed. Annual precipitation is quite high, with the bulk falling as winter snow. Summers are brief and droughty. Stands of this association have an open canopy of Pinus albicaulis with an intermittent herbaceous understory. Often trees form krummholz. Occasional individuals of Pinus contorta may be present. The shrub layer is absent or very sparse. Graminoids are the most common plants in the herbaceous layer, most often Carex exserta. In the rockiest stands Carex exserta may be absent. Other graminoids present may include Carex filifolia, Carex subnigricans, Elymus elymoides, and/or Trisetum spicatum. The most common forbs include Penstemon heterodoxus, Antennaria corymbosa, Cistanthe umbellata, Gayophytum diffusum, Pyrrocoma apargioides, and/or Silene sargentii.
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 the vicinity of Yosemite National Park in California. Information about its global range is not available without additional inventory. It is likely to extend south to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.b Sierra Lodgepole Pine Woodland Group | G243 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
| Alliance | A3622 Western Juniper - Whitebark Pine Woodland Alliance | A3622 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
| Association | CEGL003133 Whitebark Pine / Threadleaf Sedge Woodland | CEGL003133 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia (Sawyer et al. 2009) [87.180.08]
= Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Woodland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Pinus albicaulis/Carex exserta (Carex filifolia var. erostrata, Hickman 1993) Woodland (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
= Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Woodland (Keeler-Wolf 2002)
= Pinus albicaulis/Carex exserta (Carex filifolia var. erostrata, Hickman 1993) Woodland (Keeler-Wolf et al. 2012)
- Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Ltd., Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
- 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.