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CEGL005321 Pinus flexilis / Symphoricarpos oreophilus Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Limber Pine / Mountain Snowberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This limber pine woodland is only known from Fossil Butte National Monument in southwestern Wyoming. Stands occur at higher elevations in the northern portion of the monument. It occupies high slopes and rims of ridges and a drainage. The sites are moderate to steep (5-38°), north- or northwest-facing slopes between 2222 and 2416 m elevation. The unvegetated surface has low exposure of bare soil, high cover of litter, low cover of small rocks, and sparse cover of large rocks. Downed wood has up to 10% cover. The parent materials include the Fossil Butte and Angelo members of the Wasatch Formation and the main body of the Wasatch Formation. Soils are rapidly drained and texturally are sandy clay loam or clay loam. This association is characterized by an open to dense canopy, typically 10-15 m tall, of the tree Pinus flexilis that ranges in cover from 10-55%, and an understory of the short shrub Symphoricarpos oreophilus that ranges in cover from less than 10-30%. The total vegetation cover ranges from 30-99% in these moderately to densely vegetated stands. Sapling Pinus flexilis and Pseudotsuga menziesii, typically 2-5 m tall, provide sparse subcanopy cover. The shrub layer is diverse and includes low cover of tall, short, and dwarf-shrubs such as Amelanchier utahensis, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Cercocarpus montanus, Mahonia repens, Ribes cereum, Rosa woodsii, and Shepherdia canadensis. The herbaceous layer is low in terms of diversity and provides sparse to low cover. Common grasses include Poa pratensis, Poa fendleriana, and Leymus cinereus. Forbs include Achillea millefolium, Delphinium nuttallianum, Lappula occidentalis, Lithospermum ruderale, Mertensia oblongifolia, and Pteryxia terebinthina. Pinus flexilis and Pseudotsuga menziesii seedlings provides sparse cover in some stands.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is characterized by an open to dense canopy, typically 10-15 m tall, of the tree Pinus flexilis that ranges in cover from 10-55%, and an understory of the short shrub Symphoricarpos oreophilus that ranges in cover from less than 10 to 30%. The total vegetation cover ranges from 30-99% in these moderately to densely vegetated stands. Sapling Pinus flexilis and Pseudotsuga menziesii, typically 2-5 m tall, provide sparse subcanopy cover. The shrub layer is diverse and includes low cover of tall, short, and dwarf-shrubs such as Amelanchier utahensis, Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana, Cercocarpus montanus, Mahonia repens, Ribes cereum, Rosa woodsii, and Shepherdia canadensis. The herbaceous layer is low in terms of diversity and provides sparse to low cover. Common grasses include Poa pratensis, Poa fendleriana, and Leymus cinereus. Forbs include Achillea millefolium, Delphinium nuttallianum (= Delphinium nelsonii), Lappula occidentalis (= Lappula redowskii), Lithospermum ruderale, Mertensia oblongifolia, and Pteryxia terebinthina (= Cymopterus terebinthinus). Pinus flexilis and Pseudotsuga menziesii seedlings provides sparse cover in some stands.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This limber pine woodland is only known from Fossil Butte National Monument in southwestern Wyoming. Stands occur at higher elevations in the northern portion of the monument. It occupies high slopes and rims of ridges and a drainage. The sites are moderate to steep (5-38°), north- or northwest-facing slopes between 2222 and 2416 m elevation. The unvegetated surface has low exposure of bare soil, high cover of litter, low cover of small rocks, and sparse cover of large rocks. Downed wood has up to 10% cover. The parent materials include the Fossil Butte and Angelo members of the Wasatch Formation and the main body of the Wasatch Formation. Soils are rapidly drained and texturally are sandy clay loam or clay loam.
Geographic Range: This limber pine woodland is only known from Fossil Butte National Monument in southwestern Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NV, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.803030
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.h Limber Pine - Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Intermountain Basins Subalpine Woodland Group | G224 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.h |
| Alliance | A2035 Limber Pine Intermountain Basins Forest & Woodland Alliance | A2035 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.h |
| Association | CEGL005321 Limber Pine / Mountain Snowberry Woodland | CEGL005321 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.h |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus flexilis / Symphoricarpos oreophilus Woodland (Friesen et al. 2010)
- Cogan, D., J. E. Taylor, and K. Schulz. 2012. Vegetation inventory project: Great Basin National Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/MOJN/NRR--2012/568. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 373 pp.
- Friesen, B. A., S. Blauer, K. Landgraf, J. Von Loh, J. Coles, K. Schulz, A. Tendick, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2010. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Fossil Butte National Monument. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2010/319. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 552 pp. [http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/fobu/foburpt.pdf]
- Schulz, K. A., and M. E. Hall. 2011. Vegetation inventory project: Great Basin National Park. Unpublished report submitted to USDI National Park Service, Mojave Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network. NatureServe, Western Regional Office, Boulder, CO. 30 pp. plus Appendices A-H.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.