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Abies lasiocarpa / Erigeron eximius Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa / Erigeron eximius Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This subalpine fir forest association occurs in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and possibly Utah. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado, and additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is located along a north-facing stream terrace with a slope of 22° at 3190 m elevation. The ground is somewhat poorly drained and intermittently flooded, with 60% litter and duff, 10% each of mosses, water and large rocks, and the remainder of ground cover in wood, basal area and small rocks. This plant association is found along narrow riparian bands within <i>Picea engelmannii - Abies lasiocarpa</i> forests. Total canopy cover of the one plot sampled is 60%. <i>Erigeron eximius</i> is the most prevalent forb within the herbaceous layer, with 30% cover. Other species can include <i>Thalictrum fendleri, Mertensia ciliata, Oreochrysum parryi</i> (which looks like many <i>Erigeron</i> species vegetatively), <i>Polemonium pulcherrimum, Arnica cordifolia, Artemisia franserioides, Orthilia secunda, Senecio atratus</i>, and <i>Saxifraga odontoloma</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34633.CEGL000310
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Subalpine Fir / Spruce-fir Fleabane Forest
  Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa / Erigeron eximius Forest
  Code: CEGL000310