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Pinus flexilis / Leucopoa kingii Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus flexilis / Leucopoa kingii Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland association is present on dry slopes of various aspects and ridgetops between 1585 and 2990 m (5200-9800 feet) elevation throughout the mountains of western and southern Wyoming and north-central Colorado. It is an incidental type in east-central Idaho, found bordering nonforested communities between 2380 and 2685 m (7800-8800 feet) elevation on severe, windy, south-facing slopes. It is also described as an incidental type in extreme southern Montana. Stands are frequently observed as linear strips located between drier nonforested communities and more moist sites of <i>Pseudotsuga, Abies</i>, and <i>Picea</i> on steep slopes of coarse limestone and sandstone soils. The average litter depth is less than 7.62 cm (3 inches). Soils are usually calcareous with a moderate to high percentage of bare soil and rock. Stands are dominated by an open canopy of widely spaced <i>Pinus flexilis</i> with various amounts of <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. Shrubs that are frequently present but have low coverage include <i>Artemisia tridentata, Ribes cereum</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>. The understory is usually codominated by bunchgrasses <i>Leucopoa kingii</i> and <i>Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata</i>. Other herbaceus vegetation includes <i>Astragalus miser, Balsamorhiza sagittata, Carex rossii</i>, and <i>Crepis acuminata</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29719-{8A765A5D-18D7-468D-BC28-E9E5CBEF61A4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-May-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685016 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000810
  Translated: Limber Pine / Spike Fescue Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus flexilis / Leucopoa kingii Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000810
(similar) Pinus flexilis / Leucopoa kingii Woodland
(similar) Pinus flexilis / Leucopoa kingii Woodland