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Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Known only from a limited area in the eastern Cascades of Washington, this association is restricted climatically and to dry rocky soils derived from sandstone or basalt. An open canopy of Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii trees with a sparse undergrowth of shrubs and herbaceous plants characterize this association. Shrub and/or herbaceous cover rarely exceed 20%. Hemi-sclerophyllous evergreen shrubs Penstemon fruticosus, Ceanothus velutinus, and Mahonia nervosa characterize this type, although deciduous shrubs Holodiscus discolor and Spiraea betulifolia are usually present but with low cover. Balsamorhiza sagittata and Carex geyeri are the most common herbaceous plants. This association is a small- to large-patch type that appears on dry rocky soils within a forest or woodland matrix.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18778.PINUSPONDEROSAP Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Ponderosa Pine - Douglas-fir / Shrubby Beardtongue Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684313 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000212   Scientific: Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus Woodland