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Abies concolor - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Vaccinium myrtillus Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies concolor - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Vaccinium myrtillus Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This evergreen forest association ranges from southern Colorado into northern New Mexico. It occurs on steep, cold, northern slopes and draws at elevations below the limit of <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> and <i>Picea engelmannii</i> dominance, from 2591-2866 m (8500-9400 feet). It is found in cryic soils at the warmest extreme of the cryic soil-temperature regime. Overstories are highly mixed. Stands are composed of <i>Abies concolor</i> and <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> as the major late-successional species, and <i>Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmannii</i>, and <i>Picea pungens</i> as minor late-successional species. <i>Populus tremuloides</i> is the major seral species, while <i>Pinus flexilis</i> and <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> occur frequently as minor seral species. <i>Vaccinium myrtillus</i> is conspicuous in the shrub layer and codominates with <i>Acer glabrum, Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Mahonia repens, Paxistima myrsinites, Rubus parviflorus</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>. <i>Erigeron eximius, Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca (= Fragaria ovalis)</i>, and <i>Lathyrus</i> spp. are commonly present in the herb layer. Also present, although less frequently, are <i>Artemisia franserioides, Bromus ciliatus</i>, and <i>Oryzopsis asperifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34529.CEGL000265
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]
Names:   Code: CEGL000265
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689309 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: White Fir - Douglas-fir / Whortleberry Forest
  Scientific: Abies concolor - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Vaccinium myrtillus Forest