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Vaccinium uliginosum Sierran Dwarf-shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Vaccinium uliginosum Sierran Dwarf-shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dwarf-shrubland association is currently only known from Yosemite National Park in California, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. Stands are found at mid elevations (2100-2470 m [6900-8100 feet]). They occur in saturated to seasonally wet meadows and streamsides usually on gently sloping to relatively flat terrain. Microrelief is often hummocky. Stands of this dwarf-shrubland are dominated by <i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i>. <i>Pinus contorta</i> and <i>Abies magnifica</i> may be occasionally found in the overstory. The shrub layer of <i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i> is diagnostic. Other shrubs are less abundant and may include <i>Ledum glandulosum, Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia</i>, and <i>Salix lemmonii</i>. Herbaceous species include <i>Oxypolis occidentalis, Polygonum bistortoides (= Bistorta bistortoides), Perideridia bacigalupii, Phalacroseris bolanderi, Mimulus primuloides, Agrostis idahoensis, Carex rossii, Carex nudata, Juncus macrandrus, Juncus nevadensis</i>, and <i>Juncus drummondii</i>. Mosses (<i>Sphagnum</i> spp.) are often present at this association. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32483.CEGL003131
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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  Translated: Bog Blueberry Sierran Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Vaccinium uliginosum Sierran Dwarf-shrubland
  Code: CEGL003131