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Amelanchier utahensis - Fendlera rupicola Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Amelanchier utahensis - Fendlera rupicola Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrubland association is currently only known from Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. This association occurs on sandy soils at high elevations ranging from 2371-2497 m (7779-8192 feet). Slope ranges from 4-32% with a northwest to southeast aspect. A few sites have low cover of sandstone boulders, stones, cobbles, and gravel. The tree cover ranges from no to moderate cover, shrub cover ranges from moderately sparse to dense, and the herbaceous cover ranges from very sparse to moderate. Species richness ranges from 17-26 species. The shrub stratum is dominated by <i>Amelanchier utahensis</i> and <i>Fendlera rupicola</i>. Other shrub species include <i>Artemisia nova</i> and <i>Tetradymia canescens</i>. The herbaceous stratum does not have a consistent herbaceous layer but may include <i>Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens, Bromus tectorum</i> (exotic), <i>Collomia grandiflora, Balsamorhiza sagittata</i>, and <i>Eriogonum umbellatum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31901.CEGL003817
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.2.793426 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Utah Serviceberry - Cliff Fendlerbush Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003817
  Scientific: Amelanchier utahensis - Fendlera rupicola Shrubland