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Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Known only from a limited area in the eastern Cascades of Washington, this association is restricted climatically and to dry rocky soils derived from sandstone or basalt. An open canopy of <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> and <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> trees with a sparse undergrowth of shrubs and herbaceous plants characterize this association. Shrub and/or herbaceous cover rarely exceed 20%. Hemi-sclerophyllous evergreen shrubs <i>Penstemon fruticosus, Ceanothus velutinus</i>, and <i>Mahonia nervosa</i> characterize this type, although deciduous shrubs <i>Holodiscus discolor</i> and <i>Spiraea betulifolia</i> are usually present but with low cover. <i>Balsamorhiza sagittata</i> and <i>Carex geyeri</i> are the most common herbaceous plants. This association is a small- to large-patch type that appears on dry rocky soils within a forest or woodland matrix. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32894.CEGL000212
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.2.684313 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Ponderosa Pine - Douglas-fir / Bush Penstemon Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus Woodland
  Code: CEGL000212