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Abies concolor - (Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Quercus gambelii / Thalictrum fendleri Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies concolor - (Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Quercus gambelii / Thalictrum fendleri Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This forest association is only known to occur at Bandelier National Monument in north-central New Mexico, at elevations from 2100 to 2800 m (6950-9250 feet) and likely occurs throughout parts of the southern Rocky Mountains and high plateaus and mountains in the Colorado Plateau. Sites are relatively mesic and are found on cool northeasterly to warm southwesterly aspects of moist canyon toeslopes shifting to mostly southerly lower backslopes at higher elevations. Slopes are generally moderately steep to very steep (25-80%) but can range as low as 10%. The ground surface is typically dominated by thick leaf litter and dense herbaceous cover, although some sites can have abundant rock. Substrates are derived from volcanic andesite, rhyolite, and rhyolitic tuffs. The vegetation is characterized by an open to closed (25-90% cover) tree canopy dominated by <i>Abies concolor</i> and <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>, a tall-shrub layer dominated by <i>Quercus gambelii</i> (&gt;5% cover), and a diverse and productive herbaceous layer. <i>Quercus gambelii</i> may occur occasionally as mature trees in the canopy. Younger, post-fire stands are sometimes represented by pole-sized <i>Abies concolor</i>. Additional shrubs may be present to diverse, with <i>Jamesia americana</i> and <i>Rosa woodsii</i> being two common species. The productive herbaceous layer is a diverse mixture of mesic forbs and graminoids approaching 10-15% cover. <i>Thalictrum fendleri</i> is the most constant, with <i>Maianthemum stellatum, Artemisia franserioides, Galium aparine</i>, and <i>Oreochrysum parryi</i> as common associates. Graminoids include <i>Carex inops ssp. heliophila, Carex rossii</i>, and <i>Carex siccata</i>, along with <i>Koeleria macrantha, Bromus anomalus</i>, and <i>Bromus ciliatus</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34115-{45FA2350-4D04-49C1-8F01-D8AA876C47E9} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 10-Mar-2008 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Abies concolor Southern Rocky Mountain Mesic Forest & Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.814866 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005352   Translated: White Fir - (Douglas-fir) / Gambel Oak / Fendler's Meadowrue Forest   Scientific: Abies concolor - (Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Quercus gambelii / Thalictrum fendleri Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Abies concolor - (Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Quercus gambelii / Thalictrum fendleri Forest