Login | Datasets | Logout
Jump to... Home PLOT search PLANT search COMMUNITY search Simple search Manage datasets Tutorial About FAQ ------- Site map VegBranch Data dictionary ERD

stdcommconcept3274232742

View Community Concepts - Detail

Purshia tridentata / Muhlenbergia montana Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
click to update datacart
Name: Purshia tridentata / Muhlenbergia montana Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association generally occurs on the eastern slope of the Front Range in northern Colorado at elevations from 2135 to 2730 m (7000-8960 feet). Stands occur on steep, rocky, south-facing slopes. Substrates are rocky, well-drained, poorly developed sandy or loam soils. The vegetation is characterized by a short-shrub layer dominated by <i>Purshia tridentata</i> with <i>Ribes cereum</i> and <i>Artemisia frigida</i> often abundant. Other shrubs may occur in low abundance, such as <i>Prunus virginiana</i> and <i>Rubus deliciosus</i>. The herbaceous layer is dominated by <i>Muhlenbergia montana</i> and sometimes codominated by <i>Hesperostipa comata</i>. Numerous other graminoids and forbs are present in minor amounts. The association often occurs in rocky openings in <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> or <i>Pinus contorta</i> forests.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32742.CEGL001057 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.2.684966 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Antelope Bitterbrush / Mountain Muhly Shrubland   Scientific: Purshia tridentata / Muhlenbergia montana Shrubland   Code: CEGL001057