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Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Carex siccata Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Carex siccata Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association is restricted to elevations above 3050 m on the western side of Mount Graham, ridgelines and moderately steep southern aspect slopes in the Pinaleno Mountains in southeastern Arizona. It may also occur in the White Mountains of Arizona. This high-elevation forest is codominated by <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> and <i>Picea engelmannii</i> with occasional <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i> trees. Shrub cover is sparse. Herbaceous cover is abundant but patchy near rock outcrops. Cover is dominated by graminoids, mostly <i>Carex siccata</i> with <i>Poa fendleriana</i> or <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Forb cover is relatively low, usually consisting of <i>Campanula rotundifolia, Lathyrus lanszwertii var. leucanthus, Mertensia franciscana, Oreochrysum parryi</i>, and <i>Vicia americana</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29212-{78F69E05-59D0-458A-BD0F-A55880CF8FE5}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Jan-2019 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688449 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000303
  Translated: Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce / Dry-spike Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Carex siccata Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000303
(similar) Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Carex siccata Forest
(similar) Abies lasiocarpa / Carex siccata Forest