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Pinus jeffreyi - Abies lowiana / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius / Elymus elymoides Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus jeffreyi - Abies lowiana / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius / Elymus elymoides 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. Elevations range from 2380 to 2620 m (7800-8600 feet), and aspects and slopes are variable. This association is found primarily in low slope positions; one plot was on the edge of a lake. Soil drainage is variable, and texture is either loamy sand or sandy loam. Soils are derived from granite. Litter/duff cover ranges from 60 to 90%. Sites are upland. <i>Pinus jeffreyi</i> is the dominant canopy tree. <i>Abies lowiana</i> is not always present in the tree layer, but sometimes only occurs in the shrub layer. Trees range from 5-50 m in height. <i>Symphoricarpos rotundifolius</i> and <i>Artemisia tridentata</i> are the most frequent shrub species,. <i>Elymus elymoides</i> is the only constant species in the herb layer. Other herbaceous species include <i>Lupinus argenteus, Arabis bodiensis, Bromus carinatus, Poa wheeleri, Poa secunda</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36679-{E52E5D5D-E494-4400-BC4E-94D2FD5C314B} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 06-May-2010 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus jeffreyi - Pinus ponderosa var. washoensis Mixed Conifer Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683641 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008631   Translated: Jeffrey Pine - Sierra White Fir / Roundleaf Snowberry / Squirreltail Woodland   Scientific: Pinus jeffreyi - Abies lowiana / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius / Elymus elymoides Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL008631 (similar) Pinus jeffreyi - Abies concolor / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius / Elymus elymoides Woodland (similar) Pinus jeffreyi - Abies concolor / Symphoricarpos rotundifolius / Elymus elymoides Woodland