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Picea engelmannii / Caltha leptosepala Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea engelmannii / Caltha leptosepala Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This forest association is found east of the Continental Divide in Wyoming on cold and subirrigated sites along streambanks and terraces between 2499 and 2896 m (8200-9500 feet) elevation. It also occurs in north-central Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains and in the southern and western portions of the Uinta Mountains of Utah between 3048 and 3322 m (10,000-10,900 feet) elevation. Soils are noncalcareous and derived primarily from granitic alluvium. Picea engelmannii dominates both late-successional and early seral communities; Abies lasiocarpa is occasionally present but is stunted and unhealthy. Minor seral components are Pinus contorta and Pinus albicaulis. The shrub layer is not diverse, but common shrubs present include Vaccinium caespitosum and Vaccinium scoparium. The herbaceous undergrowth is floristically rich, with either Caltha leptosepala or Trollius laxus having at least 5% cover. A number of other wet-site forbs and graminoids are present to abundant, including Arnica spp., Calamagrostis canadensis, Deschampsia caespitosa, Mitella pentandra, Parnassia fimbriata, Saxifraga odontoloma (= Saxifraga arguta), Senecio triangularis, and species of Carex or Juncus. On drier sites, Antennaria microphylla, Danthonia intermedia, Poa nervosa, and Trisetum spicatum are present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19490.PICEAENGELMANNI 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: Picea engelmannii Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Engelmann Spruce / White Marsh-marigold Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683818 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000357   Scientific: Picea engelmannii / Caltha leptosepala Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Picea engelmannii / Caltha leptosepala Forest