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CEGL005355 Cercocarpus ledifolius / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany / Greenleaf Manzanita Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland association is described only from Cedar Breaks and Bryce Canyon national parks in southwest Utah. Stands occur from 2140 to 2713 m (7000-8900 feet) in elevation, on gentle to steep slopes with southern exposure. Soils are rapidly drained sandy loams and sandy clay loams. One stand occurs as a dense thicket along a creek, on colluvium washed down a side drainage. This is an open-statured woodland characterized by a canopy of Cercocarpus ledifolius, which can be considered a tall shrub or a low tree. Scattered emergent conifer trees may also be present, including Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, Juniperus scopulorum, and/or Pinus edulis; these generally do not have more than a quarter to half the cover of Cercocarpus ledifolius. The shrub layer present is open and patchy and dominated by short-statured Arctostaphylos patula. A few taller shrubs may be present in low abundance, including Amelanchier utahensis and Cercocarpus montanus. Other short shrubs include Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Ericameria nauseosa, and Mahonia repens. The herbaceous layer is very sparse to absent.
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: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NV, UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.815326
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.Nc Western North American Pinyon - Juniper Woodland & Scrub Division | D010 | 1.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nc.1 Singleleaf Pinyon - Utah Juniper - Western Juniper Intermountain Woodland Macrogroup | M896 | 1.B.2.Nc.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nc.1.d Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany Woodland & Scrub Group | G249 | 1.B.2.Nc.1.d |
| Alliance | A0586 Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany Shrubby Woodland Alliance | A0586 | 1.B.2.Nc.1.d |
| Association | CEGL005355 Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany / Greenleaf Manzanita Woodland | CEGL005355 | 1.B.2.Nc.1.d |
Concept Lineage: Upgraded to Standard during screening.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Cercocarpus ledifolius / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland [Provisional] (Tendick et al. 2011a)
- 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.
- 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.
- Tendick, A., B. Friesen, G. Kittel, P. Williams, J. Coles, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2011a. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Cedar Breaks National Monument. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2011/470. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Tendick, A., G. Kittel, J. Von Loh, P. Williams, D. Cogan, J. Coles, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2011b. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Bryce Canyon National Park. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2011/442. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.