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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Muhlenbergia montana Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Muhlenbergia montana Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This forested plant association occurs on mountains and plateaus in Trans-Pecos Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and possibly Colorado. Sites are variable and include rocky ridgetops, gentle to steep slopes, streamsides, broken lavaflows and cinder cones. Elevation ranges from 2655-2970 m (8700-9750 feet) on steep south- and west-facing slopes, and down to 2290 m (7500 feet) on cool, northerly slopes. Substrates are generally dry, shallow, well-drained, gravelly or cobbly, coarse-textured soils. Lower elevation soils may be deep sand or cinder. The vegetation is characterized by an open to nearly closed evergreen tree canopy dominated or codominated by <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> with a <i>Muhlenbergia montana</i>-dominated graminoid layer. Other tree species may include large <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> (often codominant) and scattered <i>Pinus strobiformis, Pinus flexilis, Pinus edulis</i>, or <i>Juniperus</i> spp. (especially on drier sites). <i>Abies concolor</i> is not present or accidental. <i>Quercus gambelii</i> may be present in the subcanopy (tree form) or tall-shrub layer, but with less than 5% cover. Shrub cover is typically sparse (<10% cover) and consists of scattered <i>Ceanothus fendleri, Cercocarpus montanus, Holodiscus dumosus, Mahonia repens, Quercus grisea</i>, or <i>Ribes cereum</i>. The herbaceous layer is dominated by graminoids and is moderately dense and diverse. <i>Muhlenbergia montana</i> is the most consistent graminoid species and typically dominates. Forb cover is sparse.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33324.CEGL000443 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.2.689426 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Douglas-fir / Mountain Muhly Forest   Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Muhlenbergia montana Forest   Code: CEGL000443