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Pinus ponderosa / Symphoricarpos occidentalis Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa / Symphoricarpos occidentalis Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This forest type is an important association in the foothills and lower montane slopes of the Little Rocky Mountains of north-central Montana where it occurs on all aspects of the rounded foothills and on warm aspects of moderate mountain slopes. Elevations range from 1040-1585 m (3400-5200 feet). Soils are loams or sandy loams derived primarily from limestone. Stands have an open to closed canopy of Pinus ponderosa. Symphoricarpos occidentalis, Amelanchier alnifolia, and Prunus virginiana dominate the relatively dense shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is composed of the perennial bunchgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata with a sparse but diverse assemblage of forbs including Anemone multifida and Balsamorhiza sagittata. These warm dry pine forests benefit from periodic ground fire that reduces over-stocking by killing seedling- and sapling-sized trees and lessens the risk of stand replacing crown fires. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25748.PINUSPONDEROSAS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Ponderosa Pine / Western Snowberry Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688842 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000204
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa / Symphoricarpos occidentalis Forest
  Common: Ponderosa Pine / Wolfberry Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus ponderosa / Symphoricarpos occidentalis Forest