Login | Datasets | Logout
Jump to... Home PLOT search PLANT search COMMUNITY search Simple search Manage datasets Tutorial About FAQ ------- Site map VegBranch Data dictionary ERD

stdcommconcept2544225442

View Community Concepts - Detail

Abies lasiocarpa / Carex siccata Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
click to update datacart
Name: Abies lasiocarpa / Carex siccata Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This high-elevation forest is codominated by Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii with occasional Pseudotsuga menziesii and Populus tremuloides trees. Shrub cover is sparse. Herbaceous cover is abundant but patchy near rock outcrops. Cover is dominated by graminoids, mostly Carex siccata (= Carex foenea) with Poa fendleriana or Poa pratensis. Forb cover is relatively low, usually consisting of Campanula rotundifolia, Lathyrus lanszwertii var. leucanthus (= Lathyrus arizonicus), Mertensia franciscana, Oreochrysum parryi(= Solidago parryi), and Vicia americana.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25442.ABIESLASIOCARPA 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: Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688449 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000303   Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa / Carex siccata Forest   Translated: Subalpine Fir / Dry-spike Sedge Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Carex siccata Forest