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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Leucopoa kingii Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Leucopoa kingii Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is known only from Rocky Mountain National Park where it is found in just a few locations in Rocky Mountain National Park between 2470 and 2790 m (8150-9160 feet) elevation. Stands of this association occupy steep (50-100%), middle to upper slopes facing north and west. Soils are well-drained sandy loams with very little exposed rock. <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> forms a 10- to 15-m tall canopy of 60% cover in this association. <i>Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum</i> is the only other species found in the canopy and occurs in trace amounts, though neighboring stands may be <i>Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum</i>-dominated. Beneath the canopy, there is no significant shrub layer, only trace amounts of the dwarf-shrubs <i>Physocarpus monogynus</i> and <i>Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana</i>. The herbaceous layer is characterized by 20% cover of <i>Leucopoa kingii</i> and scattered patches of other montane graminoids and forbs. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32815.CEGL000904
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: Douglas-fir / Spike Fescue Woodland
  Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Leucopoa kingii Woodland
  Code: CEGL000904