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Pedicularis contorta Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pedicularis contorta Herbaceous Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance occurs in alpine areas in the Cascade Mountains of Washington. Elevations range from 1890-2165 m. This vegetation forms a turf on flat to steep, typically southwest- to northwest-facing slopes. Sites are mesic early in the growing season, then dry out in late summer. Soils are poorly drained and derived from andesite parent material. Stands have a moderately dense to dense herbaceous layer that forms the best alpine turf on Mount Rainier. They are codominated by the perennial forb Pedicularis contorta and the perennial graminoid Carex spectabilis, but there is high consistency of other species such as Arenaria capillaris, Oreostemma alpigenum (= Aster alpigenus), Artemisia furcata var. furcata (= Artemisia trifurcata), Carex phaeocephala, Erigeron aureus, Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii, Penstemon procerus, Phlox diffusa, and Veronica cusickii. Moss and lichen are also present in small amounts.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17835.PEDICULARISCONT Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Pedicularis contorta Herbaceous Alliance   Translated: White Coil-beak Lousewort Herbaceous Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125500 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1649