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CEGL007352 Pinus albicaulis - (Tsuga mertensiana) / Luzula glabrata Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Whitebark Pine - (Mountain Hemlock) / Smooth Woodrush Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: The vegetation consists of tree islands or ribbons within subalpine parkland. The tree canopy is dominated by Tsuga mertensiana, Abies amabilis, and/or Pinus albicaulis. The latter is always present and typically at least prominent. A shrub layer is largely absent. The well-developed herb layer usually has Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii, Arnica latifolia, Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, and Polemonium pulcherrimum. Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii is prominent to dominant. A number of other species can codominate in some locations. This association may occur at Mount Rainier National Park, in the North Cascades or in the northeast Olympic Mountains and in Oregon at high elevations. Sites are generally on northerly aspects near upper treeline. This somewhat widespread but unevenly distributed association occurs as isolated stands within the east Cascades. The ecological condition of occurrences is declining due to Pinus albicaulis mortality from fire exclusion and white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola).
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR, WA
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 | 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.Nd Vancouverian Forest & Woodland Division | D192 | 1.B.2.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nd.4 California Red Fir - Mountain Hemlock - Sierra Lodgepole Pine Forest Macrogroup | M025 | 1.B.2.Nd.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c Mountain Hemlock - Pacific Silver Fir - Alaska-cedar Wood Group | G849 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
| Alliance | A3726 Pacific Silver Fir - Mountain Hemlock - Subalpine Fir Cascadian Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3726 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
| Association | CEGL007352 Whitebark Pine - (Mountain Hemlock) / Smooth Woodrush Woodland | CEGL007352 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus albicaulis-(Tsuga mertensiana)/Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Woodland (Crawford et al. 2009) [PNWCOAST_292]
= Pinus albicaulis-(Tsuga mertensiana)/Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Woodland (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_292]
= Tsuga mertensiana- Pinus albicaulis /Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii-PNW (McCain and Diaz 2002a)
= Tsuga mertensiana-Pinus albicaulis/Luzula hitchcockii Association (Diaz et al. 1997)
= Pinus albicaulis-(Tsuga mertensiana)/Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Woodland (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_292]
= Tsuga mertensiana- Pinus albicaulis /Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii-PNW (McCain and Diaz 2002a)
= Tsuga mertensiana-Pinus albicaulis/Luzula hitchcockii Association (Diaz et al. 1997)
- Crawford, R. C., C. B. Chappell, C. C. Thompson, and F. J. Rocchio. 2009. Vegetation classification of Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic national parks. Plant association descriptions and identification keys: Appendices A-G. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCCN/NRTR--2009/D-586. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 586 pp.
- Diaz, N. M., C. T. High, T. K. Mellen, D. E. Smith, and C. Topik. 1997. Plant association and management guide for the mountain hemlock zone. Gifford Pinchot and Mt. Hood National Forests. Technical Report R6-MTH-GP-TP-08-95. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 111 pp.
- McCain, C., and N. M. Diaz. 2002a. Field guide to the forested plant associations of the northern Oregon Coast Range. Siuslaw National Forest, USFS; Salem District, BLM; Eugene District, BLM. Technical Paper R6-NR-ECOL-TP-03-02. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 250 pp.
- Meidinger, D., C. Chappell, C. Cadrin, G. Kittel, C. McCain, K. Boggs, J. Kagan, G. Cushon, A. Banner, and T. DeMeo. 2005. International Vegetation Classification of the Pacific Northwest: International correlation of temperate coastal forest plant associations of Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. Contributors: B.C. Ministry of Forests, USDA Forest Service, B.C. Conservation Data Centre, Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Washington Natural Heritage Program, and Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.