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Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium scoparium / Carex inops ssp. inops Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium scoparium / Carex inops ssp. inops Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This community is known to occur on the Klamath Ranger District of the Winema National Forest in Oregon. It is typically found between 1680-1980 m (5500-6500 feet) on low-gradient slopes (1-20%) of all aspects. Soils are rocky coarse loams over andesite, basalt, and glacial till. <i>Pinus contorta var. latifolia</i> dominates (30-70% cover). In some stands <i>Tsuga mertensiana</i> supports up to 5% cover. The shrub layer can be well-developed when dominated by <i>Vaccinium scoparium</i> (0-70% cover) and <i>Arctostaphylos nevadensis</i> (0-10% cover). The most extensive cover of <i>Vaccinium scoparium</i> is on deeper soiled sites, while <i>Arctostaphylos nevadensis</i> thrives best in rocky stands. The herbaceous layer often exhibits <i>Vaccinium membranaceum, Carex inops ssp. inops, Phlox diffusa</i>, and <i>Lupinus andersonii</i>, but all are very limited in cover. The rocky, well-drained pumice soils are best for <i>Pinus contorta</i> and, in concert with fire, limit <i>Tsuga mertensiana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33650.CEGL000173
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:   Code: CEGL000173
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  Scientific: Pinus contorta var. latifolia / Vaccinium scoparium / Carex inops ssp. inops Forest
  Translated: Tall Lodgepole Pine / Grouse Whortleberry / Long-stolon Sedge Forest