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CEGL005602 Philadelphus lewisii / Penstemon deustus Open Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lewis'' Mock Orange / Scabland Penstemon Open Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: An open shrub canopy is characteristic of this association of the intermountain western U.S. The shrub layer is dominated by Philadelphus lewisii, though individuals tend to be widely spaced and total shrub cover is sparse. Chamaebatiaria millefolium may also occur occasionally in the shrub stratum. The minimal herbaceous layer has very few graminoids, but Elymus elymoides occurs with some regularity. Forb cover is also very low but Penstemon deustus is always present and is a characteristic species in this association. Other common forbs include Aliciella leptomeria, Potentilla glandulosa, and Pteryxia terebinthina. This association, like all associations in ~Inter-Mountain Basins Volcanic Rock and Cinder Land (CES304.791)$$, is limited to barren and sparsely vegetated volcanic substrates of basalt and basaltic andesite origin, including tuffs, cinder cones, spatter cones, pressure plateaus, or cinder fields. It may occur in large-patch, small-patch or linear spatial patterns.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This plant community description is based on data from Craters of the Moon (Bell et al. 2009) and on related plant communities that have been previously described. The description provided herein may vary slightly from similar plant communities found elsewhere due to the local scale at which data were collected. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available.
The forb Penstemon deustus and shrub Philadelphus lewisii are always present and are characteristics of this association. However, cover of each species is typically low, around 1%.
The forb Penstemon deustus and shrub Philadelphus lewisii are always present and are characteristics of this association. However, cover of each species is typically low, around 1%.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: An open shrub canopy is characteristic of this association. The shrub layer is dominated by Philadelphus lewisii, though individuals tend to be widely spaced and total shrub cover is sparse. Chamaebatiaria millefolium may also occur occasionally in the shrub stratum. The minimal herbaceous layer has very few graminoids, but Elymus elymoides occurs with some regularity. Forb cover is also very low but Penstemon deustus is always present and is a characteristic species in this association. Other common forbs include Aliciella leptomeria (= Gilia leptomeria), Potentilla glandulosa, and Pteryxia terebinthina. It may occur in large-patch, small-patch or linear spatial patterns.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association, like all associations in ~Inter-Mountain Basins Volcanic Rock and Cinder Land (CES304.791)$$, is limited to barren and sparsely vegetated volcanic substrates of basalt and basaltic andesite origin, including tuffs, cinder cones, spatter cones, pressure plateaus, or cinder fields.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the intermountain western U.S. and is limited to barren and sparsely vegetated volcanic substrates.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.2 Saskatoon Serviceberry / Idaho Fescue - Bluebunch Wheatgrass Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M048 | 2.B.2.Nf.2 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.2.b Saskatoon Serviceberry - Snowberry species - Smooth Sumac Central Rocky Mountain Shrubland Group | G272 | 2.B.2.Nf.2.b |
| Alliance | A3975 Mallow Ninebark - Common Snowberry Mesic Shrubland Alliance | A3975 | 2.B.2.Nf.2.b |
| Association | CEGL005602 Lewis'' Mock Orange / Scabland Penstemon Open Shrubland | CEGL005602 | 2.B.2.Nf.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Lewis'' Mock Orange/ Scabland Penstemon Sparse Vegetation (Philadelphus lewisii / Penstemon deustus Sparse Vegetation) (Bell et al. 2009)
- Bell, J., D. Cogan, J. Erixson, and J. Von Loh. 2009. Vegetation inventory project report, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/UCBN/NRTR-2009/277. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 358 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.