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CEGL002536 Geranium viscosissimum Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sticky Purple Geranium Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This open meadow association is known only from Grand Teton National Park and surrounding U.S. Forest Service land. It is a montane to subalpine forb community that occurs in subxeric to mesic areas. The elevational range of stands is 2365 to 2760 m (7750-9050 feet). The well-drained soils include loams, sandy loams, and clay loams. It is dominated by forbs, although graminoids do occur. The most abundant and consistently present species in 7 plots are Geranium viscosissimum, Delphinium x occidentale, and Elymus trachycaulus. It may be similar to other forb-dominated associations noted in the literature elsewhere in Wyoming and eastern Idaho.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is well-documented with 7 quantitative plots. It may prove similar to mesic forb-dominated types describe by Youngblood et al. (1985a) and Gregory (1983), although the species composition is different from that reported for Grand Teton National Park.
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 western Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.769591
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nf Western North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D022 | 2.B.2.Nf |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nf.3 Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species - Mountain Muhly Subalpine-High Montane Mesic Meadow Macrogroup | M168 | 2.B.2.Nf.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b Greenleaf Fescue - Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Grassland & Meadow Group | G271 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Alliance | A3950 Nettleleaf Giant-hyssop - Sticky Purple Geranium - Western Brackenfern Montane Mesic Meadow Alliance | A3950 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Association | CEGL002536 Sticky Purple Geranium Meadow | CEGL002536 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
Concept Lineage: Upgraded to Standard during screening.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Mertensia ciliata Community Type (Youngblood et al. 1985a)
- Cogan, D., K. Varga, and G. Kittel. 2005. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Final Project Report 2002-2005 Vegetation Mapping Project. Technical Memorandum 8260-06-02. USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO. 87 pp. plus Appendixes A-F.
- Gregory, S. 1983. Subalpine forb community types of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming. Unpublished completion report #36 for USDA Forest Service Cooperative Education Agreement (contract 40-8555-3-115). Bozeman, MT 63 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.
- Youngblood, A. P., W. G. Padgett, and A. H. Winward. 1985a. Riparian community type classification of eastern Idaho-western Wyoming. R4-Ecol-85-01. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, UT. 78 pp.