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Pinus flexilis / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus flexilis / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This Rocky Mountain woodland is reported from New Mexico to Alberta. Stands are found on mid to upper to portions of steep to moderate slopes and ridgetops. Elevations range between 1385 and 3050 m (4540-10,000 feet). Sites are windswept and relatively dry, frequently with southerly aspects. Substrates are typically rocky, either bedrock outcrops, glacial till or colluvium. Substrate is often derived from calcareous substrates such as limestone and dolomite in the northern portion of the geographic range. The vegetation is characterized by an open tree canopy dominated or codominated by <i>Pinus flexilis</i>. Other tree species that may contribute to the canopy include <i>Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Picea engelmannii</i>, and occasionally <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. The understory is dominated by a dwarf-shrub layer dominated by <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i>. Short-shrub <i>Juniperus communis</i> may be codominant to absent. Additional shrubs may be present with low cover. The herbaceous layer is variable in abundance but often is sparse. There is considerable bare ground, gravel and/or rock in this association. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33235.CEGL000802
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.2.684649 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Limber Pine / Kinnikinnick Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus flexilis / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Woodland
  Code: CEGL000802