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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Festuca arizonica Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Festuca arizonica Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This Douglas-fir forest association is found on the Colorado Plateau and mountains of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is known from one location found on a moderately steep low shoulder slope at 2878 m elevation. Soils are moderately drained loams. Live vegetation basal area dominates the soil surface, along with moderate amounts of litter and bare soil. This association is characterized by an open low-statured canopy of <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> (10%). The herbaceous layer ranges from 25-35% cover with <i>Muhlenbergia montana, Festuca arizonica</i>, and <i>Danthonia parryi</i> as dominant species. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29342-{DDEC76AD-06E6-4E5B-9DA8-CB12A1C3EAC6}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 06-Nov-2018 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687071 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000433
  Translated: Douglas-fir / Arizona Fescue Forest
  Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Festuca arizonica Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Pseudotsuga menziesii / Festuca arizonica Forest
(similar) Pseudotsuga menziesii / Festuca arizonica Forest
(similar) CEGL000433