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Populus tremuloides / Ribes montigenum Riparian Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides / Ribes montigenum Riparian Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This minor riparian forest association is found east of the Continental Divide in a mountainous region of south-central Colorado. Stands occurs along moist streamsides, on wet toeslopes or stream bottoms, between 2900 and 3200 m elevation. Slopes are gentle and straight or concave. Soils are wet. The tree canopy is characterized by a nearly closed canopy of the broad-leaved deciduous tree <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. The understory is very lush, with a moderately dense shrub layer (55% mean cover) and a dense herbaceous layer of over 100% cover. <i>Ribes montigenum</i> dominates the shrub layer with few other shrubs. The dense herbaceous layer is dominated by a mix of perennial grasses and forbs. <i>Bromus ciliatus, Carex siccata</i> and <i>Festuca thurberi</i> are the most important of the graminoids. Dominant forbs include <i>Equisetum arvense, Fragaria virginiana, Geranium richardsonii</i>, and <i>Polemonium pulcherrimum</i>, but many other species contribute to the high cover of the herbaceous layer. Many of these species are indicative of wet or moist site conditions. Diagnostic of this forest association is the tree canopy dominated by <i>Populus tremuloides</i> with a <i>Ribes montigenum</i>-dominated the shrub layer.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29509-{0ADBA65E-C3E5-4C9F-A257-6AF74FDC181A} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 30-Jul-1993 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Populus tremuloides Riparian Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687253 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000600   Translated: Quaking Aspen / Gooseberry Currant Riparian Forest   Scientific: Populus tremuloides / Ribes montigenum Riparian Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL000600 (similar) Populus tremuloides / Ribes montigenum Forest (similar) Populus tremuloides / Ribes montigenum Forest