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Picea pungens / Arctostaphylos patula Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Picea pungens / Arctostaphylos patula Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community has only been observed at Bryce Canyon National Park on the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. The ground is mostly open bare soil, sand or bed rock. Stands occur on steep slopes at all aspects, between 2337 and 2588 m in elevation. It is a mixed-conifer association, with many species, where <i>Picea pungens</i> is the indicator. <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, Abies concolor, Pinus flexilis</i>, and <i>Pinus longaeva</i> often all occur together with <i>Picea pungens</i>. <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i> may also be present. Total cover of the shrub layer is low, and <i>Arctostaphylos patula</i> is the most characteristic, commonly present, although rarely abundant. Other shrubs present may include <i>Acer glabrum, Purshia tridentata, Juniperus communis, Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius</i>, and <i>Ceanothus martinii</i>. The herbaceous cover is very low to non-existent. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34124-{1E7BFAE2-8E9E-4537-9E05-5A96CD7120F5}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 15-Jul-2008 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.815581 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005364
  Translated: Blue Spruce / Greenleaf Manzanita Forest
  Scientific: Picea pungens / Arctostaphylos patula Forest
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(similar) Picea pungens / Arctostaphylos patula Forest