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Pinus contorta / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest |
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Name: Pinus contorta / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest
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Description: This type is known from Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks in northwestern Wyoming, southwestern Idaho south to Utah. It occurs on moist slopes and benches having northerly to easterly aspects, between 2055 and 2440 m (6730-8000 feet) in elevation. Soils are loam-based and are well- to moderately well-drained. In Oregon it occurs on moist sites above 1525 m (5000 feet) and below 1830 m (6000 feet), on slopes <15%. In Oregon and Montana, stands are considered seral to <i>~Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum</i> Forest (CEGL000342)$$. The overstory canopy is dominated by <i>Pinus contorta</i>. Other conifers that may be present as incidental individuals are <i>Abies lasiocarpa, Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>, and <i>Picea engelmannii</i>. In Montana, stands dominated by <i>Pinus contorta</i>, but with <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> in the subcanopy, are classified as <i>~Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum</i> Forest (CEGL000342)$$ but would be included here floristically. The undergrowth is usually dominated by <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i>, with <i>Lonicera utahensis</i>. Other shrubs occasionally present include <i>Shepherdia canadensis</i> and <i>Spiraea betulifolia</i>. <i>Vaccinium scoparium</i> can be well-represented. Herbaceous species include <i>Calamagrostis rubescens, Carex geyeri</i>, and <i>Arnica cordifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36575.CEGL000169
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Translated: Lodgepole Pine / Thinleaf Huckleberry Rocky Mountain Forest
  Scientific: Pinus contorta / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest
  Code: CEGL000169
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