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Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Carex siccata Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Carex siccata Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This high-elevation forest is codominated by <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> and <i>Picea engelmannii</i> with occasional <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i> trees. Shrub cover is sparse. Herbaceous cover is abundant but patchy near rock outcrops. Cover is dominated by graminoids, mostly <i>Carex siccata (= Carex foenea)</i> with <i>Poa fendleriana</i> or <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Forb cover is relatively low, usually consisting of <i>Campanula rotundifolia, Lathyrus lanszwertii var. leucanthus (= Lathyrus arizonicus), Mertensia franciscana, Oreochrysum parryi(= Solidago parryi)</i>, and <i>Vicia americana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31832.CEGL000303
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688449 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce / Dry-spike Sedge Forest
  Code: CEGL000303
  Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Carex siccata Forest