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CEGL005445 Ribes (cereum, montigenum) - Ericameria discoidea Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Wax Currant, Gooseberry Currant) - White-stem Goldenbush Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This high-elevation shrubland association is known from 3107-3462 m (10,190-11,355 feet) on moderate to somewhat steep slopes. Sites include high slopes and avalanche chutes on rocky substrates that include colluvium, bedrock and till. Soils are well-drained to rapidly drained soils composed of loamy sand and silt loam. This association is characterized by a sparse to open short- or dwarf-shrub layer dominated by Ribes montigenum, Ribes cereum, and Ericameria discoidea. Scattered trees, including Picea engelmannii and Pinus flexilis, may be present. The only other shrubs documented include Juniperus communis and Ceanothus martinii. The herbaceous layer is sparse to open and diverse. Common species include Arenaria congesta, Artemisia michauxiana, Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius, Elymus elymoides, Erigeron tener, Eriogonum umbellatum, Monardella odoratissima, Phlox pulvinata, Poa fendleriana, Poa secunda, Trifolium gymnocarpon, and Trisetum spicatum.
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 occurs in Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.857890
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 4 Polar & High Montane Scrub, Grassland & Barrens Class | C04 | 4 |
| Subclass | 4.B Temperate to Polar Alpine & Tundra Vegetation Subclass | S12 | 4.B |
| Formation | 4.B.1 Temperate & Boreal Alpine Tundra Formation | F037 | 4.B.1 |
| Division | 4.B.1.Nb Western North American Alpine Tundra Division | D043 | 4.B.1.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 4.B.1.Nb.2 Eight-petal Mountain-avens - Blackroot Sedge - Moss Campion Alpine Tundra Macrogroup | M099 | 4.B.1.Nb.2 |
| Group | 4.B.1.Nb.2.a Eight-petal Mountain-avens - Mountain-heath species - Arctic Willow Alpine Dwarf-shrubland & Krummholz Group | G316 | 4.B.1.Nb.2.a |
| Alliance | A3175 Wax Currant - Gooseberry Currant - Shrubby-cinquefoil Alpine Shrubland Alliance | A3175 | 4.B.1.Nb.2.a |
| Association | CEGL005445 (Wax Currant, Gooseberry Currant) - White-stem Goldenbush Shrubland | CEGL005445 | 4.B.1.Nb.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Ribes (cereum, montigenum) - Ericameria discoidea Shrubland [Provisional] (Cogan et al. 2012)
- 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.