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Pinus flexilis / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus flexilis / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This Rocky Mountain woodland is reported from New Mexico to Alberta. Stands are found on mid to upper to portions of steep to moderate slopes and ridgetops. Elevations range between 1385 and 3050 m (4540-10000 feet). Sites are windswept and relatively dry, frequently with southerly aspects. Substrates are typically rocky, either bedrock outcrops, glacial till or colluvium often derived from calcareous substrates such as limestone and dolomite. The vegetation is characterized by an open tree canopy dominated or codominated by Pinus flexilis. Other tree species contributing to the canopy are Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Populus tremuloides, and Picea engelmannii. The understory is dominated by a dwarf-shrub layer dominated by Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Short shrub Juniperus communis may be codominant to absent. Additional shrubs may be present with low cover. The herbaceous layer is variable in abundance, but often is sparse.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19134.PINUSFLEXILISAR 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 flexilis Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Limber Pine / Kinikinnick Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684649 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000802   Scientific: Pinus flexilis / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus flexilis / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Woodland