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CEGL000952 Larix lyallii / Vaccinium deliciosum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Subalpine Larch / Cascade Bilberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: In the high Cascades of Washington, from the Stuart Range north, this association occurs mostly between the upper Chelan drainage to Mount Stuart. This may best be described as a parkland landscape often located near wetlands. It has a very open tree canopy usually with less than 25% cover. Larix lyallii is always present and often accompanied by Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmannii, Pinus albicaulis, or Tsuga mertensiana. Dwarf-shrubs dominate the ground cover, typically with less than 50% total cover. Vaccinium deliciosum and Cassiope mertensiana are always present, often with Phyllodoce empetriformis, Luetkea pectinata, or Vaccinium scoparium. Graminoids, such as Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii, Carex nigricans, or Vahlodea atropurpurea, commonly appear among the short shrubs.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This is called Larix lyallii / Vaccinium deliciosum - Cassiope mertensiana in Lillybridge et al. (1995). A broader, more variable type was described in a draft document (Williams and Smith 1990) as Larix lyallii / Vaccinium deliciosum. Lillybridge et al. (1995) describe four other Larix lyallii associations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This may best be described as a parkland landscape often located near wetlands. It has a very open tree canopy usually with less than 25% cover. Larix lyallii is always present and often accompanied by Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmannii, Pinus albicaulis, or Tsuga mertensiana. Dwarf-shrubs dominate the ground cover, typically with less than 50% total cover. Vaccinium deliciosum and Cassiope mertensiana are always present, often with Phyllodoce empetriformis, Luetkea pectinata, or Vaccinium scoparium. Graminoids, such as Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii (= Luzula hitchcockii), Carex nigricans, or Vahlodea atropurpurea (= Deschampsia atropurpurea), commonly appear among the short shrubs.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in the high northeast Cascades of Washington from the Stuart Range north. Lillybridge (pers. comm.) says it is mostly between the upper Chelan to Mount Stuart.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nb Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Division | D194 | 1.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nb.5 Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce - Whitebark Pine Rocky Mountain Forest Macrogroup | M020 | 1.B.2.Nb.5 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.5.g Whitebark Pine - Subalpine Fir - Subalpine Larch Northern Rocky Mountain Woodland Group | G223 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.g |
| Alliance | A0631 Subalpine Larch Woodland Alliance | A0631 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.g |
| Association | CEGL000952 Subalpine Larch / Cascade Bilberry Woodland | CEGL000952 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Larix lyallii / Vaccinium deliciosum - Cassiope mertensiana (Lillybridge et al. 1995) [LALY/VADE-CAME ASSOCIATION CAC114]
< Larix lyallii / Vaccinium deliciosum (Williams and Smith 1990)
= Larix lyallii/Vaccinium deliciosum Woodland (Crawford et al. 2009)
< Larix lyallii / Vaccinium deliciosum (Williams and Smith 1990)
= Larix lyallii/Vaccinium deliciosum Woodland (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.
- Lillybridge, T. R., B. L. Kovalchik, C. K. Williams, and B. G. Smith. 1995. Field guide for forested plant associations of the Wenatchee National Forest. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-359. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. 335 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.
- Williams, C. K., and B. G. Smith. 1990. Forested plant associations of the Wenatchee National Forest. Unpublished draft prepared by the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 217 pp.