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CEGL005444 Prunus virginiana - Mixed Shrub Talus Shrubland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chokecherry - Mixed Shrub Talus Shrubland

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Lava Beds National Monument, California; it is also known from Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This vegetation association occurs at lower to middle elevations on steep, northeast- to southeast-facing slopes. Topographic positions include bench, low slope, and high slope. Soils are clay loam, sandy loam, and rock. Soil drainage is rapidly drained. This vegetation association typically occurs on large accumulations of scree on or at the base of cliffs and on old lava flow formations. This small-patch shrubland is codominated by the shrub Prunus virginiana at moderate to high cover and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius at low to high cover. Herbaceous cover is often sparse. The non-native annual grass Bromus tectorum is sometimes present at low to moderate cover.

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 mixed shrubland association occurs in California and Nevada.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  CA, NV


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.a Gambel Oak - Serviceberry species - Chokecherry Southern Rocky Mountain Montane Shrubland Group G277 2.B.2.Nf.1.a
Alliance A3736 Singleleaf Ash - Skunkbush Sumac - Cliff Fendlerbush Talus & Rock Outcrop Shrubland Alliance A3736 2.B.2.Nf.1.a
Association CEGL005444 Chokecherry - Mixed Shrub Talus Shrubland CEGL005444 2.B.2.Nf.1.a
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Prunus virginiana - Mixed Shrub Talus Shrubland (DiPaolo et al. 2015)
= Prunus virginiana - Mixed Shrub Talus Shrubland [Provisional] (Cogan et al. 2012)
Concept Author(s): DiPaolo et al. (2015)

Author of Description: DiPaolo et al. (2015)

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 07-19-18
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  • DiPaolo, D. A., S. B. Smith, D. C. Odion, J. H. Ives, and D. A. Sarr. 2015. Vegetation classification and mapping: Lava Beds National Monument. Natural Resource Report NPS/LABE/NRR--2015/1098. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 262 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.
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