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Pinus contorta (var. latifolia, var. murrayana) / Vaccinium uliginosum Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus contorta (var. latifolia, var. murrayana) / Vaccinium uliginosum Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This lodgepole pine forest association is currently known from Idaho, Oregon and California. This description is currently based on information from Yosemite National Park in California, Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. In Yosemite, this association is found along small streams and on the edges of meadows, or on slightly higher elevations in meadows, from approximately 2285-2925 m (7500-9600 feet) in elevation on gentle to moderate slopes of variable aspects. Soil textures range from silty loam of granitic origin to muck. Soils are somewhat poorly drained to poorly drained. Litter/duff cover ranges from 20-95%. Sites are palustrine. The tree layer is composed almost solely of <i>Pinus contorta var. murrayana</i>, ranging up to 35 m in height and up to 37% cover. <i>Vaccinium uliginosum</i> provides from 15-87% cover in the shrub layer, which is generally under 0.5 m. Other (sub)shrubs include <i>Vaccinium cespitosum</i> and <i>Kalmia polifolia</i>; <i>Pinus contorta var. murrayana</i> saplings are also present in the shrub layer. The herb layer is variable, with <i>Carex utriculata</i> providing most of the cover in this layer; other species include <i>Mimulus primuloides, Juncus drummondii</i>, and <i>Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum</i>. Moss covers 5-40% of the ground.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29080-{B97AA23D-8FA0-4D8D-96F0-AE517AB7ACAF} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 07-May-2010 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus contorta Swamp Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685997 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000171   Translated: (Tall Lodgepole Pine, Sierra Lodgepole Pine) / Bog Blueberry Forest   Scientific: Pinus contorta (var. latifolia, var. murrayana) / Vaccinium uliginosum Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Pinus contorta (var. latifolia, var. murrayana) / Vaccinium uliginosum Forest (similar) Pinus contorta (var. latifolia, var. murrayana) / Vaccinium uliginosum Forest (similar) CEGL000171