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Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium scoparium / Carex inops ssp. inops Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium scoparium / Carex inops ssp. inops Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This community is known to occur on the Klamath Ranger District of the Winema National Forest in Oregon. It is typically found between 1680-1980 m (5500-6500 feet) on low-gradient slopes (1-20%) of all aspects. Soils are rocky coarse loams over andesite, basalt, and glacial till. Pinus contorta var. latifolia dominates (30-70% cover). In some stands Tsuga mertensiana supports up to 5% cover. The shrub layer can be well-developed when dominated by Vaccinium scoparium (0-70% cover) and Arctostaphylos nevadensis (0-10% cover). The most extensive cover of Vaccinium scoparium is on deeper soiled sites, while Arctostaphylos nevadensis thrives best in rocky stands. The herbaceous layer often exhibits Vaccinium membranaceum, Carex inops ssp. inops, Phlox diffusa, and Lupinus andersonii, but all are very limited in cover. The rocky, well-drained pumice soils are best for Pinus contorta and, in concert with fire, limit Tsuga mertensiana. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27702.PINUSCONTORTAVA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Lodgepole Pine / Grouseberry / Long-stolon Sedge Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689927 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium scoparium / Carex inops ssp. inops Forest
  Code: CEGL000173
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium scoparium / Carex inops ssp. inops Forest