Login | Datasets | Logout
 

View Community Concepts - Detail

Populus tremuloides - Pinus jeffreyi Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
  click to update datacart
Name: Populus tremuloides - Pinus jeffreyi 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 seasonally saturated soils on gentle to moderate lower slopes within or adjacent to narrow stream floodplains. Stands can occur on all aspects. This association seems to be confined to a fairly narrow elevation band, between 2130 and 2440 m (7000-8000 feet). Soils are usually well-drained loams and loamy sands. This forest forms a canopy between 10 and 35 m tall. <i>Pinus jeffreyi</i> dominates along with <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Emergent individuals of <i>Pinus jeffreyi</i> are common. The shrub canopy is fairly sparse. <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> is present in nearly all stands. <i>Rosa woodsii, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius</i>, and <i>Cercocarpus ledifolius</i> are usually present. The herbaceous layer is sparse but diverse. The most common forbs include <i>Allium campanulatum, Descurainia californica, Osmorhiza berteroi</i>, and/or <i>Phacelia ramosissima</i>. Several graminoid species may be present including <i>Leymus cinereus, Bromus laevipes, Bromus tectorum, Poa pratensis, Elymus elymoides</i>, and/or <i>Elymus glaucus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33246.CEGL003147
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.2.688928 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Quaking Aspen - Jeffrey Pine Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Pinus jeffreyi Forest
  Code: CEGL003147