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Picea glauca / Vaccinium scoparium Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Picea glauca / Vaccinium scoparium Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This white spruce community type is found in the Black Hills region of the United States. It had been found at elevations ranging from 1737-2040 m, where it occurs on calcareous, loamy soils on moderate slopes. The overstory is dominated by successfully reproducing <i>Picea glauca</i> with some mature <i>Populus tremuloides</i> and <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> remaining from earlier seral stages. The shrub layer is the most conspicuous understory layer. It is often dominated by <i>Vaccinium scoparium</i>. In some stands other shrubs may be more abundant, with only scattered <i>Vaccinium scoparium</i>. Other shrubs that are typically found are <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Juniperus communis, Mahonia repens, Spiraea betulifolia</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i>. Major herbaceous species are <i>Achillea millefolium, Galium boreale, Fragaria virginiana, Lathyrus ochroleucus</i>, and <i>Oryzopsis asperifolia</i>. Mosses and lichens are rare to common. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29292-{6BD907CE-DB56-46E7-9265-29439092E490}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Oct-1995 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683276 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000383
  Translated: White Spruce / Grouse Whortleberry Forest
  Common: White Spruce / Grouse Whortleberry Forest
  Scientific: Picea glauca / Vaccinium scoparium Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000383
(similar) Picea glauca / Vaccinium scoparium Forest
(similar) Picea glauca / Vaccinium scoparium Forest