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Abies lasiocarpa / Jamesia americana Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa / Jamesia americana Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This high-elevation forest is dominated by <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i>. <i>Picea engelmannii</i> is not present. <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i> are major serial species in the forest canopy. <i>Abies concolor</i> may be a minor serial species. Shrub cover is high, dominated by <i>Jamesia americana</i> (diagnostic) with <i>Ribes pinetorum, Rubus idaeus, Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (= Sambucus melanocarpa)</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>. Herbaceous cover is sparse and patchy, with graminoids essentially absent and forb diversity low. <i>Vicia americana</i> is most common with traces of <i>Aquilegia</i> spp., <i>Galium</i> spp., <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Orthilia secunda (= Ramischia secunda), Senecio</i> spp., <i>Viola canadensis</i>, and <i>Woodsia</i> spp. This association is restricted to cold-mesic, steep, talus northern slopes near the summit of Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains in southeastern Arizona. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34630.CEGL000312
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.2.686296 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Subalpine Fir / Five-petal Cliffbush Forest
  Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa / Jamesia americana Forest
  Code: CEGL000312