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Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Carex exserta Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Carex exserta 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%. Stands are characterized by an herb layer of primarily <i>Carex exserta (= Carex filifolia var. erostrata)</i>. What negligible shrub layer exists consists primarily of young <i>Pinus contorta var. murrayana</i>. The tree layer is composed solely of <i>Pinus contorta var. murrayana</i>, ranging up to 20 m in height. Other herb species that may be present include <i>Achnatherum</i> and <i>Elymus elymoides</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33173.CEGL008667
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.2.684342 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Sierra Lodgepole Pine / Shorthair Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Carex exserta Forest
  Code: CEGL008667