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CEGL003817 Amelanchier utahensis - Fendlera rupicola Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Utah Serviceberry - Cliff Fendlerbush Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association is currently only known from Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs on sandy soils at high elevations ranging from 2371-2497 m (7779-8192 feet). Slope ranges from 4-32% with a northwest to southeast aspect. A few sites have low cover of sandstone boulders, stones, cobbles, and gravel. The tree cover ranges from no to moderate cover, shrub cover ranges from moderately sparse to dense, and the herbaceous cover ranges from very sparse to moderate. Species richness ranges from 17-26 species. The shrub stratum is dominated by Amelanchier utahensis and Fendlera rupicola. Other shrub species include Artemisia nova and Tetradymia canescens. The herbaceous stratum does not have a consistent herbaceous layer but may include Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens, Bromus tectorum (exotic), Collomia grandiflora, Balsamorhiza sagittata, and Eriogonum umbellatum.
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 shrubland association is currently only known from Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.793426
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.1 Gambel Oak - Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany - Bitterbrush species Southern Rocky Mountain Montane Shrubland Macrogroup | M049 | 2.B.2.Nf.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.1.b Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany - Wavyleaf Oak - Skunkbush Sumac Foothill Shrubland Group | G276 | 2.B.2.Nf.1.b |
| Alliance | A3732 Utah Serviceberry - Alderleaf Mountain-mahogany - Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany Shrubland Alliance | A3732 | 2.B.2.Nf.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003817 Utah Serviceberry - Cliff Fendlerbush Shrubland | CEGL003817 | 2.B.2.Nf.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Floyd, M. L., D. D. Hanna, and G. Salamacha. 2001. Post-fire treatment of noxious weeds in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Pages 147-157 in: C. Van Riper, III, et al., editors. Proceedings of the 5th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, U.S. Geological Survey / FRESC Report Series USGSFRESC/COPL/2001/24. [http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/lab/people/csieg/sieg_pubs/Exotic_and%20_noxious_plants.pdf].
- Thomas, K. A., M. L. McTeague, L. Ogden, M. L. Floyd, K. Schulz, B. Friesen, T. Fancher, R. Waltermire, and A. Cully. 2009b. Vegetation classification and distribution mapping report: Mesa Verde National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/SCPN/NRR--2009/112. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 352 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.