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Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes montigenum) Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes montigenum) Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is currently described from the Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is known from elevations ranging from 3020-3450 m (9905-11320 feet) on gentle to somewhat steep slopes. Sites include mid to high slopes, plateaus, ridges and summits on all aspects. Substrates are rocky and composed of bedrock, glacial till and colluvium. Soils are moderately to rapidly drained and composed of silty clay, loamy sand, and clay loam. This association is characterized by a sparse to moderately closed (10-55%) canopy dominated by <i>Pinus longaeva</i> with <i>Pinus flexilis</i> sometimes codominant. Other canopy associates include <i>Abies concolor, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Populus tremuloides</i>, and <i>Picea engelmannii</i>. The understory is characterized by a very sparse to open (5-35%) shrub layer dominated by <i>Ericameria discoidea</i> and/or <i>Ribes montigenum</i>. Other common shrub species include <i>Arctostaphylos patula, Juniperus communis, Ribes cereum, Rubus idaeus</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>. The herbaceous is very sparse to open (5-35% cover) and typically dominated by the graminoids <i>Carex rossii</i> and <i>Poa fendleriana</i>, although in some stands <i>Phlox pulvinata</i> may codominate. A variety of forbs may be present and include <i>Aquilegia scopulorum, Arabis drummondii, Astragalus platytropis, Castilleja nana, Cymopterus nivalis, Erigeron jonesii, Penstemon leiophyllus var. francisci-pennellii, Trifolium gymnocarpon</i>, and <i>Trisetum spicatum</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34206-{2185DEAC-0327-4B3B-A9DC-16B25B97E6AB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-May-2019 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.858288 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005447
  Translated: Great Basin Bristlecone Pine / (White-stem Goldenbush, Gooseberry Currant) Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes montigenum) Woodland
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(similar) Pinus longaeva / (Ericameria discoidea, Ribes montigenum) Woodland