Login | Datasets | Logout
Jump to... Home PLOT search PLANT search COMMUNITY search Simple search Manage datasets Tutorial About FAQ ------- Site map VegBranch Data dictionary ERD

stdcommconcept2339923399

View Community Concepts - Detail

Carex nardina Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
click to update datacart
Name: Carex nardina Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Plant associations within this short grassland alliance occur on windy, exposed ridges in subalpine and alpine regions. Elevations range from 2200-2600 m in the Cascade Range and 3000-3900 m in Colorado. Sites are typically gently sloping (2-25%), sparsely vegetated, stabilized scree slopes. Winter snow cover is thin, due to the exposed slopes, thus snowmelt is relatively early (late April to early May). Soils are rocky and shallow with high pH value, 5.5-7.1. Carex nardina is calciphilous throughout its range, and it dominates the graminoid stratum. In the Colorado stands, Festuca brachyphylla, Poa lettermanii, and Festuca minutiflora are associates in the graminoid stratum. Besseya alpina is typically a codominant in the forb layer. Other forbs in the Colorado stands include Erigeron grandiflorus, Silene acaulis, Packera werneriifolia (= Senecio werneriifolius), and Chionophila jamesii. The fern layer is dominated by Selaginella densa. The moss layer is well-developed with Cladonia pyxidata, Hypnum revolutum, and Polytrichum piliferum. Common associates in the Cascade Range stands include Festuca ovina, Minuartia obtusiloba (= Arenaria obtusiloba), and Smelowskia ovalis. Important cryptograms are Tortula ruralis, Thamnolia subuliformis, and Cornicularia aculeata. Information on adjacent communities is not available.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23399.CAREXNARDINAHER Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Carex nardina Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: Nard Sedge Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125721 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1299