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A.1626 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1626
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance occurs in the alpine tundra on windblown summits and ridges in the mountains of central Colorado. Stands are found above 3900 m on cold, dry microsites in rock crevices and on outcrop ledges primarily on southwest-facing slopes. Soils are young and poorly developed due to low soil temperature, low soil moisture during the summer, and a short growing season. The majority of the ground surface is covered with rock. ~Claytonia megarhiza$ is the dominant species. ~Draba fladnizensis, Draba lonchocarpa, Sagina saginoides, Silene acaulis, Festuca brachyphylla, Poa alpina$, and ~Poa lettermanii$ are common associates. A cryptogam layer is present with ~Hypnum revolutum, Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostre$, and ~Physcia musigena$ the most constant species. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1379.A1626
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: V.B.2.N.b
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: CLAYTONIA MEGARHIZA HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1626
  Common: Alpine Springbeauty Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Claytonia megarhiza Herbaceous Alliance