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Picea engelmannii / Ribes montigenum Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea engelmannii / Ribes montigenum Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This Engelmann spruce forest association is found in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada and may extend as far south as Arizona and New Mexico. The current description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is known from one location at 3152 m in elevation with a slope of 10° and aspect of 210°. The stand is located on the low slope in a drainage bottom, and sampling took place on a bench away from the main stream channel. The ground cover is 71% litter broken up by piles of large rocks (possibly indicating an old stream channel or mass-wasting event) and small patches of moss and bare soil. The soil is well-drained loamy sand. <i>Picea engelmannii</i> forms a canopy of 50% cover with scattered <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. <i>Ribes montigenum</i> is the dominant shrub in an otherwise sparse understory with 15-30% cover. <i>Acer glabrum</i>, typical of drainage channels, is present in the tall-shrub layer. Short shrubs include <i>Sambucus racemosa</i> and <i>Symphoricarpos</i> sp. <i>Oreochrysum parryi, Fragaria vesca</i> and <i>Carex</i> sp. are the most abundant plants in the herbaceous layer.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33481.CEGL000374 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.2.687471 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Engelmann Spruce / Gooseberry Currant Forest   Scientific: Picea engelmannii / Ribes montigenum Forest   Code: CEGL000374