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Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This <i>Pinus albicaulis</i> forest type is widespread in the Yellowstone Highlands and Wind River Range of southeastern Idaho and northwestern Wyoming. The association is also present in the Centennial Range and southern Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho and possibly Montana and the Absaroka, Gros Ventre, and Washakie ranges of Wyoming. The association occurs on cold, dry, high mountain slopes and plateaus at 2315 to 3205 m (7600-10,500 feet) elevation. Stands of the association are dominated by <i>Pinus albicaulis</i>. <i>Pinus contorta</i> may also be present and may codominate the overstory. The understory is often depauperate. Important understory species include <i>Carex rossii, Poa nervosa, Antennaria microphylla, Chamerion angustifolium</i>, and <i>Solidago multiradiata</i>. Productivity on sites occupied by the association is low due to cool mean annual temperature and a short growing season. An infrequent, low-intensity fire disturbance regime is characteristic of the association. Fire contributes to the maintenance of <i>Pinus albicaulis</i> dominance and stand structural heterogeneity. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33210.CEGL000129
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.2.687334 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Whitebark Pine / Ross' Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Pinus albicaulis / Carex rossii Forest
  Code: CEGL000129