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A.1638 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1638
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: Vegetation in this alliance occurs in the alpine tundra in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming. Strong westerly winds are common in the winter and spring and distribute snow on the leeward side of the mountains. Large areas of late-lying snowpatches are located on the eastern slope. Stands are found in a wide altitudinal range between 3400 and 3725 m elevation, but occur primarily at the lower end of the elevation gradient in the upper alpine zone on gentle, southeast-facing slopes. Stands are located in shallow depressions and on flat surfaces where snow accumulates in the winter and melts relatively late in the summer. The soils are poorly developed, may have a high organic matter content, and are classified as Inceptisols (Cryochrepts). ~Trifolium parryi$ is the dominant species in the herbaceous canopy. ~Artemisia scopulorum, Geum rossii, Sibbaldia procumbens, Deschampsia caespitosa$, and ~Festuca brachyphylla$ are common associates. ~Cladonia pyxidata$ is the only common lichen in the nonvascular plant layer. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1392.A1638
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: TRIFOLIUM PARRYI HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1638
  Common: Parry's Clover Herbaceous Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Trifolium parryi Herbaceous Alliance