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Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association grows on southeastern to western aspects in the Siskiyou Mountains between 1350-1645 m of elevation. Stands are found on moderate to steep slopes, from midslope to ridgetops. Soils are metavolcanics, schists, granodiorite and peridotite. <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> and <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> are the dominant trees in the overstory with average covers of 35% and 16%, respectively. <i>Pinus lambertiana</i> and <i>Calocedrus decurrens</i> are also present but at lower cover values. The shrub layer averages 65% total cover, with <i>Arctostaphylos nevadensis</i> being the most constant. <i>Arctostaphylos patula</i> occurs near or within stands of this type. Forb and grass cover totals 40%. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29118-{C67B78FA-9402-48E8-AB70-DD4C084CB573}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687016 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000209
  Translated: Ponderosa Pine - Douglas-fir / Greenleaf Manzanita Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000209
(similar) Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland
(similar) Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Arctostaphylos patula Woodland