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Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Ligusticum grayi Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Ligusticum grayi Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This forest association has a wide distribution in the Sierra Nevada of California. It is found at high elevations (2030-2720 m [6660-8920 feet]) on low slopes and benches. Aspect is variable but often northwestern and northeastern. This association is found on gentle to somewhat steep (3-32%) slopes. The microtopography tends to be hummocky and broken. Soils are poorly drained to well-drained with textures ranging from sandy loam to sandy clay loam derived from granitic parent material. Soil depths are moderately deep to deep (56 cm to greater than 100 cm [20-40 inches]). Bare soil, gravel and rock cover tends to be minimal. Stands form a continuous forest dominated by <i>Pinus contorta</i>, but <i>Abies magnifica</i> is often present. The dense understory is typically continuous with the occasional <i>Ribes montigenum</i> and <i>Ribes roezlii (= Grossularia roezlii)</i> in the shrub layer. The lush herbaceous layer typically is comprised of <i>Ligusticum grayi, Orthilia secunda, Perideridia parishii, Senecio triangularis, Osmorhiza berteroi (= Osmorhiza chilensis), Veratrum californicum, Poa bolanderi</i>, and <i>Luzula comosa</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33170.CEGL002747
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: Sierra Lodgepole Pine / Gray's Licorice-root Forest
  Scientific: Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Ligusticum grayi Forest
  Code: CEGL002747