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Vaccinium caespitosum / Calamagrostis breweri Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Vaccinium caespitosum / Calamagrostis breweri Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Stands of this dwarf-shrub herbaceous association have been described from the subalpine regions of the central Sierra Nevada near Yosemite. However, they are expected to occur elsewhere at least south to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. This subalpine and alpine sod grassland occurs on meadows, flats, and gentle slopes from 1280-3810 m (4200-12,500 feet) elevation. Optimal habitats have subsurface moisture. The precipitation regime where this vegetation occurs is strongly seasonal, with most precipitation falling in the winter months as snow. Summers are very dry. This association forms large stands, which often intergrade with other meadow, forest, and woodland types. This alpine/subalpine meadow association contains <i>Calamagrostis breweri</i> as an important or dominant grass in the herbaceous layer, with other graminoids such as <i>Danthonia intermedia</i> important canopy species. <i>Oreostemma alpigenum (= Aster alpigenus)</i> is the dominant forb, with the subshrub <i>Vaccinium caespitosum</i> present. Other associates may include, <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Gentiana newberryi, Ptilagrostis kingii, Achnatherum nelsonii, Lupinus lepidus, Potentilla</i> spp., <i>Trisetum spicatum</i>, and/or <i>Antennaria rosea</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32498.CEGL008655
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Dwarf Bilberry / Shorthair Reedgrass Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Vaccinium caespitosum / Calamagrostis breweri Dwarf-shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL008655