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Pinus contorta var. latifolia - Picea mariana / Pleurozium schreberi Forest | BCMFRB [British Columbia Ministr...
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Name: Pinus contorta var. latifolia - Picea mariana / Pleurozium schreberi Forest
Reference: BCMFRB [British Columbia Ministr...
Description: This medium-patch forest of central interior of British Columbia occurs on level or gently sloping positions where soils are saturated for at least part of the year. Tree growth is slow as sites are usually nutrient-poor and occur where cold air accumulates and soils are cold. The moderately open forest canopy is dominated by <i>Pinus contorta</i>, with <i>Picea mariana</i> and sometimes <i>Picea engelmannii x glauca</i>. Tree regeneration is primarily <i>Picea mariana</i>. Shrub layer is usually dominated by <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>, with <i>Rosa acicularis, Shepherdia canadensis</i>, and <i>Lonicera involucrata</i>. The herbaceous layer is variable in cover but usually includes good cover of <i>Cornus canadensis</i>, with <i>Vaccinium caespitosum, Calamagrostis rubescens, Oryzopsis asperifolia, Symphyotrichum ciliolatum</i>, and <i>Petasites frigidus var. palmatus</i>. The dense bryophyte layer is dominated by <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>, with <i>Hylocomium splendens, Cladina</i> and <i>Peltigera</i> sp., and <i>Dicranum polysetum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37296.CEGL002320
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 - Black Spruce / Schreber's Big Red-stem Moss Forest
  Scientific: Pinus contorta var. latifolia - Picea mariana / Pleurozium schreberi Forest
  Code: CEGL002320
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.735924 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo