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Pinus contorta / Ceanothus velutinus Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus contorta / Ceanothus velutinus Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This is a dry, well-drained forest occurring on all aspects; slopes range from 2 to 15% on flat, concave, or convex slopes, benches, plateaus or lower slopes of buttes and escarpments. It appears to be a post-fire forest type. All stands sampled are recent regeneration from known fires. Elevation range is 1463 to 2085 m (4800-6841 feet). Soils are sandy loam to loamy coarse sand, that can be derived from pumice and lava colluvium, or granitics. This forest type is represented by stands of pole or immature <i>Pinus contorta</i> with 10-40% cover. Few other trees may be present, such as <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> in Oregon. The shrub layer can be limited but is usually clearly defined with a dominance of <i>Ceanothus velutinus</i> with trace to 70% cover. Other shrub species that may be present include <i>Amelanchier alnifolia</i> and <i>Spiraea betulifolia</i> in Wyoming, or <i>Arctostaphylos patula, Arctostaphylos nevadensis</i>, or <i>Purshia tridentata</i> in Oregon. Herbaceous layer species include <i>Carex geyeri, Carex rossii</i>, and <i>Calamagrostis rubescens</i>. <i>Elymus elymoides, Chamerion angustifolium, Chimaphila umbellata</i>, and <i>Fragaria virginiana</i> may also be present in trace amounts. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29054-{055DF341-E138-49CB-8327-73A8D50E66F1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 03-Jan-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687962 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000145
  Translated: Lodgepole Pine / Snowbrush Ceanothus Forest
  Scientific: Pinus contorta / Ceanothus velutinus Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000145
(similar) Pinus contorta / Ceanothus velutinus Forest
(similar) Pinus contorta / Ceanothus velutinus Forest