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Populus tremuloides / Spiraea betulifolia Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides / Spiraea betulifolia Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This aspen forest type is found on gently sloping or rolling topography, at higher elevations in the Central Core, Limestone Plateau, Minnekahta Foothills and Bear Lodge Mountains of the Black Hills in the United States. It has also been found in western Montana in Glacier National Park. In the Black Hills, aspen stands are best developed and extend to lower elevations (1586-1740 m) in the northern part of the range, including the Bear Lodge Mountains. In northwestern Montana, this type was found at 1537 m (5040 feet) on a moderately steep, south-facing talus slope composed of limestone and dolomite rocks. This type can have a moderately closed to closed canopy. <i>Populus tremuloides</i> is the dominant tree. <i>Picea glauca, Pinus contorta</i>, or <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> may occur in this community as emergent trees. Understory composition was found to be quite variable in stands surveyed. Shrub cover typically is heavy and diverse, with <i>Spiraea betulifolia</i> and <i>Mahonia repens</i> often codominant. Other shrubs frequently present include <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Prunus virginiana, Rosa woodsii, Shepherdia canadensis</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i>. The herbaceous stratum also is diverse, and forb cover often is greater than graminoid cover. <i>Symphyotrichum laeve, Lathyrus ochroleucus</i>, and <i>Monarda fistulosa</i> are among the more abundant species. The one stand sampled in Glacier National Park had no herbaceous species present. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29516-{AFB27D3A-88AD-4C3F-A575-97C9F42AE321}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 03-Mar-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686162 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000607
  Translated: Quaking Aspen / Shinyleaf Meadowsweet Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides / Spiraea betulifolia Forest
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(similar) CEGL000607
(similar) Populus tremuloides / Spiraea betulifolia Forest
(similar) Populus tremuloides / Spiraea betulifolia Forest