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Amelanchier alnifolia / Pseudoroegneria spicata - Bunchgrass Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Amelanchier alnifolia / Pseudoroegneria spicata - Bunchgrass Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This community is found in the mountains of northwestern Montana and in the northwestern Great Plains on moderately deep to deep fine loam soils which often have a high percentage of rock fragments. It is dominated by short shrubs and mid grasses. <i>Amelanchier alnifolia</i> is the most common shrub. Others include <i>Artemisia tridentata, Purshia tridentata, Spiraea betulifolia, Symphoricarpos</i> spp., <i>Rhus trilobata, Cercocarpus montanus</i>, and <i>Prunus virginiana</i>. In the higher elevation stands, occasionally <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, Picea engelmannii</i>, and <i>Betula papyrifera</i> are present within a young tree canopy, but these have insignificant cover. Typical grasses (mostly bunchgrasses) are <i>Festuca idahoensis, Pseudoroegneria spicata, Leucopoa kingii (= Festuca kingii), Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei (= Stipa columbiana), Carex rossii</i>, and <i>Carex geyeri</i>. Forbs include <i>Achillea millefolium, Penstemon confertus</i>, and <i>Eriogonum flavum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32154.CEGL001065
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]
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  Translated: Saskatoon Serviceberry / Bluebunch Wheatgrass - Bunchgrass Shrubland
  Scientific: Amelanchier alnifolia / Pseudoroegneria spicata - Bunchgrass Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001065