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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This minor forest association occupies mid to upper montane elevation in the northern and southern Rocky Mountains occurring in Alberta, Montana, Colorado and New Mexico. Elevation ranges from 1400-1785 m (4600-5855 feet) in the north to 2440-3020 m (8000-9900 feet) in the southern range. Sites are warm and dry, often occurring on southerly aspects or ridgetops. Substrates are typically rocky, coarse-textured soils derived from a variety of parent materials, including calcareous and noncalcareous rock. <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> is the dominant tree species in the overstory and often in the understory as well. <i>Pinus ponderosa, Pinus flexilis, Juniperus scopulorum</i>, or <i>Pinus strobiformis</i> (in New Mexico) may be present to codominant. The low-shrub layer is dominated by large patches of <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i> and <i>Juniperus communis</i>. Other shrubs may include scattered <i>Spiraea betulifolia, Shepherdia canadensis</i>, or <i>Symphoricarpos</i> spp. The herbaceous cover is generally low and dominated by graminoids. Forb species typically provide low cover but may be diverse. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32945.CEGL000424
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.2.685819 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Douglas-fir / Kinnikinnick Forest
  Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Forest
  Code: CEGL000424