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Abies magnifica / Wyethia mollis Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies magnifica / Wyethia mollis Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This forest association is probably restricted to the volcanic mudflows of the northern and central Sierra Nevada, at mid to high elevations (6900-8300 feet) on gentle to somewhat steep slopes (5-38%). They are usually on southeast- and southwest-facing slopes, on ridges and upper slopes where microrelief is uniform. Soils are derived from volcanic parent material with surface textures of sandy loam to loam and subsurface texture of loams, sandy clay loams, and clay loams. This association represents typically intermittent woodlands dominated by Abies magnifica and Pinus jeffreyi. Tree distribution is characteristically patchy, and Pinus contorta and Pinus monticola occasionally contribute to the low cover. Shrub cover is low, with Symphoricarpos mollis appearing occasionally. The intermittent understory is dominated by Wyethia mollis, Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida, and Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides. Other herb species include Collinsia torreyi var. wrightii, Erysimum capitatum var. perenne (= Erysimum perenne), Gayophytum eriospermum, Lupinus andersonii, and Sidalcea glaucescens. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24848.ABIESMAGNIFICAW
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 03-May-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: California Red Fir / Woolly Mule's-ears Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688351 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008610
  Scientific: Abies magnifica / Wyethia mollis Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Abies magnifica / Wyethia mollis Forest