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Cercocarpus montanus Shale Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Cercocarpus montanus Shale Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This shrubland association is uncommon and known only from one site sampled at Curecanti National Recreation Area in the Gunnison River Valley in western Colorado. The stands occur on steep (48% slope), active slopes at 2314 m elevation on a northwest aspect. Soils are rapidly drained clays derived from Mesozoic shale. The unvegetated surface has moderate cover of litter and high cover of large and small rocks. There is low to moderate exposure of bare soil. The vegetation is characterized by a dense to closed canopy of tall shrubs (1-2 m) dominated by <i>Cercocarpus montanus</i>. The associated shrub layer is low in species diversity and provides sparse cover. Short and dwarf-shrubs include <i>Artemisia frigida, Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Krascheninnikovia lanata</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos rotundifolius</i>. The herbaceous layer is moderately diverse and provides moderate cover. Graminoids provide low cover and include <i>Achnatherum hymenoides, Achnatherum pinetorum</i>, and <i>Elymus elymoides</i>. Forbs provide low to moderate cover and include <i>Antennaria parvifolia, Arabis crandallii, Arabis x divaricarpa, Eriogonum lonchophyllum, Penstemon teucrioides, Phlox hoodii</i>, and <i>Stenotus armerioides</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31936.CEGL002798
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Mountain-mahogany Shale Shrubland
  Scientific: Cercocarpus montanus Shale Shrubland
  Code: CEGL002798