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CEGL005605 Poa secunda - Linanthus pungens Moist Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sandberg Bluegrass - Granite Prickly-phlox Moist Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Shrub and grass cover are equally abundant in this plant community of the intermountain western U.S. The shrub layer is diverse with numerous species contributing to the canopy. Ericameria nauseosa is usually the most abundant shrub species. The herbaceous layer has more graminoid species and higher grass abundance than many other cinder land associations. Species such as Poa secunda, Elymus elymoides, and Bromus tectorum are relatively constant graminoid components. Poa secunda is typically the most abundant and constant grass species in this vegetation type. Common forbs include Linanthus pungens and Penstemon deustus. The succulent species Opuntia polyacantha may also occur occasionally. 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. There is a greater accumulation of soil on the volcanic substrate supporting this association, as evidenced by higher graminoid cover.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The forb Linanthus pungens is a characteristic species of the association. However, its cover is typically low, less than 1%.
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.
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.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Shrub and grass cover are equally abundant in this plant community. The shrub layer is diverse with numerous species contributing to the canopy. Ericameria nauseosa is usually the most abundant shrub species. The herbaceous layer has more graminoid species and higher grass abundance than many other cinder land associations. Species such as Poa secunda, Elymus elymoides, and Bromus tectorum are relatively constant graminoid components. Poa secunda is typically the most abundant and constant grass species in this vegetation type. Common forbs include Linanthus pungens (= Leptodactylon pungens) and Penstemon deustus. The succulent species Opuntia polyacantha may also occur occasionally. 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. There is a greater accumulation of soil on the volcanic substrate supporting this association, as evidenced by higher graminoid cover.
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.3 Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species - Mountain Muhly Subalpine-High Montane Mesic Meadow Macrogroup | M168 | 2.B.2.Nf.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b Greenleaf Fescue - Tufted Hairgrass - Licorice-root species Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Grassland & Meadow Group | G271 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Alliance | A4165 Sandberg Bluegrass - Mat Muhly - Douglas'' Sedge Moist Meadow Alliance | A4165 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
| Association | CEGL005605 Sandberg Bluegrass - Granite Prickly-phlox Moist Meadow | CEGL005605 | 2.B.2.Nf.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Sandberg Bluegrass / Granite Prickly Phlox Sparse Vegetation (Poa secunda / Leptodactylon pungens 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.