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A3947 Lupinus nootkatensis - Castilleja unalaschcensis Meadow Alliance

Type Concept Sentence: This is a mesic meadow alliance of mixed forbs dominated by any number of species, most often stands with Lupinus nootkatensis and Castilleja unalaschcensis but also with Achillea millefolium, Senecio triangularis, Streptopus amplexifolius, and other mesic forb species. Grasses and ferns may also be present. It occurs in Alaska and possibly British Columbia as balds and meadows on slopes with a mesic moisture regime, including windswept coastal headlands, coastal bluffs, old beach ridges, hillside slopes, stabilized talus, alluvial fans, rolling hills, alluvial slopes, below subalpine shrublands, and ravine sideslopes.

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Nootka Lupine - Alaska Indian-paintbrush Meadow Alliance

Colloquial Name: Nootka Lupine - Alaska Indian-paintbrush Meadow

Hierarchy Level:  Alliance

Type Concept: This is a mesic meadow alliance of mixed forbs dominated by any number of species, most often stands with Lupinus nootkatensis and Castilleja unalaschcensis but also with Achillea millefolium, Senecio triangularis, Streptopus amplexifolius, and other mesic forb species. Grasses and ferns may also be present. It is found on the Alaska peninsula, Aleutian Islands and Kodiak Island, and extends south along the coastal maritime region to southeastern Alaska. It may also occur in British Columbia. This is an herbaceous alliance that occurs as balds and meadows on slopes with a mesic moisture regime, including windswept coastal headlands, coastal bluffs, old beach ridges, hillside slopes, stabilized talus, alluvial fans, rolling hills, alluvial slopes, below subalpine shrublands, and ravine sideslopes. Soils are typically mesic, well-drained, and underlain by colluvium, alluvium, glacial till or residuum.

Diagnostic Characteristics: Mesic meadows of mixed forbs dominated by any number of species, most often stands with Lupinus nootkatensis and Castilleja unalaschcensis.

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: Usually a mix of several species.

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: This is a mesic meadow alliance of mixed forbs dominated by any number of species, most often stands with Lupinus nootkatensis and Castilleja unalaschcensis but also with Achillea millefolium, Senecio triangularis, Streptopus amplexifolius, and other mesic forb species. Grasses and ferns may also be present.

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  This is an herbaceous alliance that occurs as balds and meadows on slopes with a mesic moisture regime, including windswept coastal headlands, coastal bluffs, old beach ridges, hillside slopes, stabilized talus, alluvial fans, rolling hills, alluvial slopes, below subalpine shrublands, and ravine sideslopes. Soils are typically mesic, well-drained, and underlain by colluvium, alluvium, glacial till or residuum.
Geographic Range: This alliance is found on the Alaska peninsula, Aleutian Islands and Kodiak Island, and extends south along the coastal maritime region to southeastern Alaska. It may also occur in British Columbia.

Nations: CA?,US

States/Provinces:  AK, BC?


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.5 Northern Vancouverian Lowland-Montane Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup M172 2.B.2.Nf.5
Group 2.B.2.Nf.5.b Bluejoint - Fireweed - Common Ladyfern Grassland & Meadow Group G355 2.B.2.Nf.5.b
Alliance A3947 Nootka Lupine - Alaska Indian-paintbrush Meadow Alliance A3947 2.B.2.Nf.5.b
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
Concept Author(s): G. Kittel, in Faber-Langendoen et al. (2013)

Author of Description: G. Kittel

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 09-26-14
  • Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.