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Pinus contorta / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus contorta / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 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 &lt;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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29078-{53D0C6FC-6497-48C4-898F-63253F7F38F4} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Jan-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus contorta Rocky Mountain Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688213 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000169   Translated: Lodgepole Pine / Thinleaf Huckleberry Rocky Mountain Forest   Scientific: Pinus contorta / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL000169 (similar) Pinus contorta / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest (similar) Pinus contorta / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest