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Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Festuca altaica / Stereocaulon spp. Woodland | BCMFRB [British Columbia Ministr...
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Name: Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Festuca altaica / Stereocaulon spp. Woodland
Reference: BCMFRB [British Columbia Ministr...
Description: This small- (to medium) patch community occurs on level to gently sloping, rapidly drained sites. It is uncommonly distributed over the plateau landscapes overlooking the Fraser Plateau and the leeward slopes of the Coast Ranges, primarily east of the Itcha Mountains in British Columbia. Soils are usually developed over glaciofluvial materials and are coarse-textured sands and loamy sands. The open canopy consists of widely spaced <i>Pinus contorta var. latifolia</i>, and the shrub layer is sparse including scattered tree regeneration of <i>Pinus contorta var. latifolia</i> with <i>Shepherdia canadensis</i> and <i>Juniperus communis</i>. The herbaceous layer is also sparse and is characterized by the presence of <i>Festuca altaica</i> with <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i> and <i>Piptatherum pungens</i>. The bryophyte layer is dominated by lichens, particularly <i>Stereocaulon</i> sp., <i>Cladina</i> sp., and <i>Cladonia</i> sp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37294.CEGL002317
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:   Translated: Tall Lodgepole Pine / Altai Fescue / Snow Lichen species Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Festuca altaica / Stereocaulon spp. Woodland
  Code: CEGL002317
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.735912 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo