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Picea engelmannii / Physocarpus malvaceus Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Picea engelmannii / Physocarpus malvaceus Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This forest association occurs in mountainous areas within a rather restricted area on calcareous soils on the northern flank of the Absaroka range in south-central Montana, and from the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone River in northwestern Wyoming. The type is found on cool, moist aspects with gentle to steep slopes between 1800 and 2200 m (5900-7200 feet) elevation. <i>Picea engelmannii</i>, as well as the <i>Picea engelmannii x glauca</i> hybrid <i>Picea x albertiana</i>, are the diagnostic species and can occur as the forest overstory in mature late-seral stands, or in the understory in younger age classes. The predominantly calcareous substrates favor <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> as the leading seral dominant; <i>Pinus contorta</i> and occasionally <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> occur scattered at higher elevations. The shrub undergrowth is primarily <i>Physocarpus malvaceus</i>, a deciduous species of moderate height. Other common associated shrubs include <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i> and <i>Spiraea betulifolia</i>. <i>Actaea rubra</i> and <i>Galium triflorum</i> are usually present. The dominance of <i>Picea engelmannii</i> in the overstory, evidence of <i>Picea</i> reproduction in the understory, and the presence of <i>Physocarpus malvaceus</i> distinguish this plant association from other associations which could occur in similar habitats. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31584-{21958E6B-85C2-4794-9B01-3B615228F511}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Jan-2000 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687572 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002676
  Translated: Engelmann Spruce / Mallow Ninebark Forest
  Scientific: Picea engelmannii / Physocarpus malvaceus Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002676
(similar) Picea engelmannii / Physocarpus malvaceus Forest
(similar) Picea engelmannii / Physocarpus malvaceus Forest