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Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Carex rossii Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Carex rossii Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This forest 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. This association is found on lower to mid mountain slope positions from approximately 2500 to 3080 m (8200-10,100 feet) in elevation. Slopes are gentle to somewhat steep, with variable aspect. Soils are well-drained with textures ranging from loamy sand to gravels. They are derived primarily from granite, though sometimes metamorphic, bedrock. Litter/duff cover ranges from 35-45%, and large rock cover may be up to 20%. An herb layer ranging from <10 to 75% cover characterizes stands of this association. This layer is primarily <i>Carex</i> species; other species in the herb layer may include <i>Phlox diffusa</i> and <i>Juncus parryi</i>. There is no shrub layer. The tree layer is composed almost solely of <i>Pinus contorta var. murrayana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33172.CEGL002749
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683702 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Sierra Lodgepole Pine / Ross' Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Carex rossii Forest
  Code: CEGL002749