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Abies concolor - Pinus lambertiana / Maianthemum racemosum - Prosartes hookeri Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies concolor - Pinus lambertiana / Maianthemum racemosum - Prosartes hookeri Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This evergreen forest association has been described from the northern Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Ranges in California. In the northern Sierra Nevada, elevations average 1525 m (5000 feet), and aspects are northeast, east, and northwest. Slopes range from gentle to steep. The association occurs in upper and midslope positions, and soils are gravelly sandy loams, sandy loams and loams, and are often derived from volcanic substrates. Mature forests have a moderately dense to dense conifer overstory often codominated by variable mixtures of <i>Abies concolor, Calocedrus decurrens, Pinus lambertiana</i>, and <i>Pinus ponderosa</i>. The understory is sparse, with <i>Maianthemum racemosum (= Smilacina racemosa)</i> and <i>Prosartes hookeri (= Disporum hookeri)</i> being most prevalent. <i>Chimaphila menziesii</i> is also a constant species. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34253.CEGL008680
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.2.688993 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: White Fir - Sugar Pine / Feathery False Lily-of-the-Valley - Drops-of-Gold Forest
  Scientific: Abies concolor - Pinus lambertiana / Maianthemum racemosum - Prosartes hookeri Forest
  Code: CEGL008680