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Hulsea algida - Ericameria discoidea - Phacelia hastata var. compacta Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Hulsea algida - Ericameria discoidea - Phacelia hastata var. compacta Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This herbaceous 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 of this alpine forb association occur in stony environments that include talus slopes and fell-fields. Sites are relatively xeric uplands. Elevations average about 3200 m (10,500 feet), and slopes are moderate and face south and west. Soils are well-drained sandy loams. This perennial forb vegetation is characterized by several cold- and drought-tolerant forbs and subshrubs, primarily <i>Hulsea algida, Phacelia hastata var. compacta</i>, and <i>Ericameria discoidea</i>. Total vegetative cover is generally less than 50%. <i>Eriogonum ovalifolium</i> is the most common subshrub in some stands, with <i>Muhlenbergia richardsonis</i> the most common graminoid. Other graminoids present may include <i>Achnatherum occidentale, Elymus elymoides, Carex filifolia</i>, and/or <i>Poa wheeleri</i>. The forbs present in trace amounts may include <i>Achillea millefolium, Minuartia nuttallii, Penstemon rydbergii</i>, and/or <i>Potentilla glandulosa</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33567.CEGL003162
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Pacific Alpinegold - White-stem Goldenbush - Compact Phacelia Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Hulsea algida - Ericameria discoidea - Phacelia hastata var. compacta Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL003162