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Picea engelmannii / Caltha leptosepala Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea engelmannii / Caltha leptosepala Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This forest association is found east of the Continental Divide in Wyoming on cold and subirrigated sites along streambanks and terraces between 2499 and 2896 m (8200-9500 feet) elevation. It also occurs in north-central Wyoming in the Big Horn Mountains and in the southern and western portions of the Uinta Mountains of Utah between 3048 and 3322 m (10,000-10,900 feet) elevation. Soils are noncalcareous and derived primarily from granitic alluvium. <i>Picea engelmannii</i> dominates both late-successional and early seral communities; <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> is occasionally present but is stunted and unhealthy. Minor seral components are <i>Pinus contorta</i> and <i>Pinus albicaulis</i>. The shrub layer is not diverse, but common shrubs present include <i>Vaccinium caespitosum</i> and <i>Vaccinium scoparium</i>. The herbaceous undergrowth is floristically rich, with either <i>Caltha leptosepala</i> or <i>Trollius laxus</i> having at least 5% cover. A number of other wet-site forbs and graminoids are present to abundant, including <i>Arnica</i> spp., <i>Calamagrostis canadensis, Deschampsia caespitosa, Mitella pentandra, Parnassia fimbriata, Saxifraga odontoloma (= Saxifraga arguta), Senecio triangularis</i>, and species of <i>Carex</i> or <i>Juncus</i>. On drier sites, <i>Antennaria microphylla, Danthonia intermedia, Poa nervosa</i>, and <i>Trisetum spicatum</i> are present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33599.CEGL000357
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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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: Engelmann Spruce / White Marsh-marigold Forest
  Scientific: Picea engelmannii / Caltha leptosepala Forest
  Code: CEGL000357