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Populus tremuloides / Salix scouleriana Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides / Salix scouleriana Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This common deciduous forest occurs on midslopes on low to moderately steep north-, east- and south-facing aspects. Elevation ranges from 1770 to 2338 m (5800-7670 feet). Soils are variable. The primary distinguishing feature of this association is the abundance of <i>Salix scouleriana</i> comprising the tall-shrub layer under an exclusive canopy of <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. The shrub layer can be variable with high abundance of <i>Amelanchier alnifolia</i> or <i>Prunus virginiana</i> mixed in with the <i>Salix scouleriana</i>. Low shrubs are frequently present such as <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Sorbus scopulina</i>, and <i>Rosa woodsii</i>. The herbaceous layer is also diverse with forbs dominating over graminoids. Common forbs include <i>Osmorhiza berteroi, Thalictrum fendleri, Ligusticum filicinum, Fragaria virginiana, Geranium viscosissimum, Delphinium x occidentale</i>, and others. Graminoids can be numerous but not abundant, with such species as <i>Elymus glaucus, Bromus carinatus</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29513-{44503C8A-1F50-4C68-98F4-D8D9DF3FFB1F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 12-Jul-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689782 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000604
  Translated: Quaking Aspen / Scouler's Willow Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides / Salix scouleriana Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000604
(similar) Populus tremuloides / Salix scouleriana Forest
(similar) Populus tremuloides / Salix scouleriana Forest