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Vaccinium (caespitosum, scoparium) Dwarf-shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Vaccinium (caespitosum, scoparium) Dwarf-shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This dwarf-shrub association occurs near treeline in the mountains of northern Colorado and northwestern Wyoming. It has also been reported from the Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada and Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Slopes range from gentle to steep (1-100%), and sites may be oriented to any aspect. Sites are generally on lee slopes and are snow-covered throughout the winter and into the late spring, but one Colorado stand was on an exposed ridgetop below treeline. Sites generally remain mesic throughout the growing season. This vegetation is characterized by a moderate to dense carpet of either <i>Vaccinium caespitosum</i> and/or <i>Vaccinium scoparium</i>. Herbaceous species reflect the subalpine/low alpine character of the association and vary greatly across the range of this association. Because of the late snowmelt and mesic soil conditions, some wetland species may be present. Herbaceous species that are abundant may include <i>Polygonum bistortoides (= Bistorta bistortoides), Danthonia intermedia, Sibbaldia procumbens, Penstemon whippleanus, Poa cusickii, Carex pyrenaica, Geum rossii, Erigeron peregrinus, Caltha leptosepala</i>, and <i>Juncus drummondii</i>. <i>Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmannii</i>, and/or <i>Pinus albicaulis</i> seedlings may be scattered through the community.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32316.CEGL001140 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.2.688285 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: (Dwarf Bilberry, Grouse Whortleberry) Dwarf-shrubland   Scientific: Vaccinium (caespitosum, scoparium) Dwarf-shrubland   Code: CEGL001140