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Picea pungens / Alnus incana Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea pungens / Alnus incana Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This woodland occurs in montane riparian areas in Colorado. Stands occur in deep, shaded canyons and narrow valleys along relatively straight stream reaches. It generally forms small patches, but can be continuous for several river miles. Picea pungens dominates the overstory with 10-70% cover. There are typically many seedling and saplings as well as mature trees. Abies lasiocarpa may also be present with 0-25% cover. The thick shrub understory is confined to a narrow band lining the stream channel. Shrub species include 10-70% cover of Alnus incana, 0-40% cover of Salix drummondiana, 0-30% cover each of Salix monticola and Acer glabrum, and 0-10% cover each of Cornus sericea and Lonicera involucrata. The forb layer is species-rich with up to 40 species and dense, with a total of up to 50% cover. Forb species include Actaea rubra, Conioselinum scopulorum, Oxypolis fendleri, Geranium richardsonii, Heracleum maximum (= Heracleum lanatum), Maianthemum stellatum, Mertensia ciliata, Rudbeckia laciniata, and Equisetum arvense. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23278.PICEAPUNGENSALN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687240 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Blue Spruce / Speckled Alder Woodland
  Code: CEGL000894
  Scientific: Picea pungens / Alnus incana Woodland
  Common: Colorado Blue Spruce / Thinleaf Alder
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Picea pungens / Alnus incana Woodland