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Hulsea algida - Ericameria discoidea - Phacelia hastata var. compacta Alpine Fell-field | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Hulsea algida - Ericameria discoidea - Phacelia hastata var. compacta Alpine Fell-field Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32045-{AE463A12-2D40-4213-BD0C-30187B8919E4} 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: Phlox covillei - Ericameria discoidea Alpine Fell-field Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684002 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003162   Translated: Pacific Alpinegold - White-stem Goldenbush - Compact Phacelia Alpine Fell-field   Scientific: Hulsea algida - Ericameria discoidea - Phacelia hastata var. compacta Alpine Fell-field (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Hulsea algida - Ericameria discoidea - Phacelia hastata var. compacta Herbaceous Vegetation