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CEGL005447 Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes montigenum) Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Great Basin Bristlecone Pine / (White-stem Goldenbush, Gooseberry Currant) Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently described from the Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is known from elevations ranging from 3020-3450 m (9905-11320 feet) on gentle to somewhat steep slopes. Sites include mid to high slopes, plateaus, ridges and summits on all aspects. Substrates are rocky and composed of bedrock, glacial till and colluvium. Soils are moderately to rapidly drained and composed of silty clay, loamy sand, and clay loam. This association is characterized by a sparse to moderately closed (10-55%) canopy dominated by Pinus longaeva with Pinus flexilis sometimes codominant. Other canopy associates include Abies concolor, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Populus tremuloides, and Picea engelmannii. The understory is characterized by a very sparse to open (5-35%) shrub layer dominated by Ericameria discoidea and/or Ribes montigenum. Other common shrub species include Arctostaphylos patula, Juniperus communis, Ribes cereum, Rubus idaeus, and Symphoricarpos oreophilus. The herbaceous is very sparse to open (5-35% cover) and typically dominated by the graminoids Carex rossii and Poa fendleriana, although in some stands Phlox pulvinata may codominate. A variety of forbs may be present and include Aquilegia scopulorum, Arabis drummondii, Astragalus platytropis, Castilleja nana, Cymopterus nivalis, Erigeron jonesii, Penstemon leiophyllus var. francisci-pennellii, 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 association occurs in California and Nevada.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA, NV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.858288
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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 | A0518 Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Forest & Woodland Alliance | A0518 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.h |
| Association | CEGL005447 Great Basin Bristlecone Pine / (White-stem Goldenbush, Gooseberry Currant) Woodland | CEGL005447 | 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 - Pinus longaeva Potential Native Plant Community (Eddleman and Jaindl 1994)
= Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes montigenum) Woodland (Cogan et al. 2012)
= Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes spp.) Association (Evens et al. 2014)
= Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes montigenum) Woodland (Cogan et al. 2012)
= Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes spp.) Association (Evens et al. 2014)
- 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.
- Eddleman, L. E., and R. Jaindl. 1994. Great Basin National Park vegetation analysis. Technical Report NPS/PNROSU/NRTR-94/02. National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Seattle, WA. 110 pp.
- Evens, J. M., K. Sikes, D. Hastings, and J. Ratchford. 2014. Vegetation alliance descriptions for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Death Valley National Park and Mojave National Preserve. Unpublished report submitted to USDI National Park Service, Mojave Desert Network Inventory and Monitoring Program. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA.
- 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.