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Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This woodland 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 association typically grow on southwest to southeast exposures between 3110 and 3445 m (10,200-11,300 feet) of elevation. Slopes are moderate to steep. Sites are very stony, often dominated by granitic slabs or boulders, with patches of sandy soil interspersed. Annual precipitation is quite high, with the bulk falling as winter snow. Summers are brief and droughty. Stands of this association have an open canopy of <i>Pinus albicaulis</i> with an intermittent herbaceous understory. Often trees form krummholz. Occasional individuals of <i>Pinus contorta</i> may be present. The shrub layer is absent or very sparse. Graminoids are the most common plants in the herbaceous layer, most often <i>Carex exserta</i>. In the rockiest stands <i>Carex exserta</i> may be absent. Other graminoids present may include <i>Carex filifolia, Carex subnigricans, Elymus elymoides</i>, and/or <i>Trisetum spicatum</i>. The most common forbs include <i>Penstemon heterodoxus, Antennaria corymbosa, Cistanthe umbellata, Gayophytum diffusum, Pyrrocoma apargioides</i>, and/or <i>Silene sargentii</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32016-{0883C6C4-22D0-4179-B787-40733677FCF6} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Juniperus grandis - Pinus albicaulis Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689949 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003133   Translated: Whitebark Pine / Threadleaf Sedge Woodland   Scientific: Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Woodland (similar) Pinus albicaulis / Carex filifolia Woodland