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Pinus albicaulis / Vaccinium scoparium Forest |
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Name: Pinus albicaulis / Vaccinium scoparium Forest
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Description: This is on of the highest subalpine forests below timberline on protected sites and on exposed ridges or south-facing slopes at lower elevations. Slopes are 8-50% gradients on south-, southeast-, and west-facing aspects. Soils are dry, cold gravelly loams to silts, generally acidic to very acidic on the surface. It occurs from 2591 to 3200 m (8500-10,500 feet) in elevation. These are generally open forests with sparse understory cover. <i>Pinus albicaulis</i> is the dominant tree. <i>Pinus flexilis</i> can be codominant or not present. Other tree species that may be present, but never codominant, include <i>Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmannii</i>, and <i>Pinus contorta</i>, depending on the elevation of the stand. The understory is sparse, generally only obtaining at most 50% cover. <i>Vaccinium scoparium</i> is the most abundant and commonly present shrub with 10-50% cover. Other shrubs present include <i>Ribes montigenum</i> and <i>Juniperus communis</i>. Few and scattered herbaceous species are common in very low amounts and include <i>Arnica latifolia, Poa nervosa, Carex geyeri</i>, and <i>Carex rossii</i>. This association is differentiated from similar associations by the dominance of <i>Pinus albicaulis</i> to the exclusion of other conifers. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36578.CEGL000131
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:   Translated: Whitebark Pine / Grouse Whortleberry Forest
  Scientific: Pinus albicaulis / Vaccinium scoparium Forest
  Code: CEGL000131
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688072 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo