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Amelanchier utahensis / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Amelanchier utahensis / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is found on steep, cobbly and gravelly south- and west-facing mountain slopes, 2400-2625 m elevation in Middle Park of north-central Colorado. The vegetation is somewhat heterogeneous, but is characterized by a moderately dense shrub layer that is usually dominated by Amelanchier utahensis with Symphoricarpos oreophilus and the perennial bunchgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata always present in the herbaceous layer. Other shrubs may include Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis, Cercocarpus montanus, Prunus virginiana, Purshia tridentata, Rhus trilobata, and Ribes cereum. The herbaceous layer often includes Achnatherum hymenoides (= Oryzopsis hymenoides). Commonly associated forb species include Astragalus convallarius, Delphinium X occidentale, Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor (= Delphinium nuttallianum), Castilleja flava, Linum lewisii, Packera cana (= Senecio canus), and Mertensia lanceolata. Diagnostic of this shrubland association is the dominance of Amelanchier utahensis with Pseudoroegneria spicata present in the herbaceous layer. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25050.AMELANCHIERUTAH
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Utah Serviceberry / Bluebunch Wheatgrass Shrubland
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125952 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL001069
  Scientific: Amelanchier utahensis / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Amelanchier utahensis / Pseudoroegneria spicata Shrubland