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Empetrum nigrum / Lupinus sellulus Alpine Dwarf-shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Empetrum nigrum / Lupinus sellulus Alpine Dwarf-shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association occurs above upper treeline (alpine zone). Sites occupied are well-drained slopes (north aspect at Mount Rainier and on south to west aspects in North Cascades). The dwarf-shrub <i>Empetrum nigrum</i> dominates the vegetation, which typically covers approximately half of the ground surface. Other dwarf-shrubs such as <i>Phyllodoce glanduliflora</i> or <i>Salix nivalis</i> maybe present. <i>Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii</i> is usually present to prominent at Mount Rainier but is less prominent in the North Cascades. The forbs <i>Erigeron aureus, Oreostemma alpigenum</i>, and <i>Pedicularis contorta</i> are frequent at Mount Rainier. <i>Salix cascadensis</i> and <i>Vaccinium cespitosum</i> are associated short shrubs in the North Cascades.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30309-{41F84E73-0725-491F-9344-F0AFF72D5C78} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 04-Jan-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Empetrum nigrum Alpine Dwarf-shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688198 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL001400   Translated: Black Crowberry / Donner Lake Lupine Alpine Dwarf-shrubland   Scientific: Empetrum nigrum / Lupinus sellulus Alpine Dwarf-shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Empetrum nigrum / Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii Dwarf-shrubland (similar) Empetrum nigrum / Lupinus lepidus Dwarf-shrubland (similar) CEGL001400