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Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia - Betula glandulosa - Alnus viridis Alpine Shrubland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia - Betula glandulosa - Alnus viridis Alpine Shrubland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Thickets are dominated by <i>Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia, Betula glandulosa</i>, and <i>Alnus viridis</i>. Other shrub associates include <i>Amelanchier bartramiana</i> and <i>Viburnum edule</i>. The birch-alder alpine shrubland is found on mid-elevation slopes and ravines of many of the northern ranges. These communities can cover hundreds of hectares in the alpine areas of the Canadian Shield, and are abundant on north-facing slopes of Tuckerman Ravine in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38572-{E28D1F34-15E9-4399-8E95-DDAD103CA3E8} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Sep-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Vaccinium uliginosum - Diapensia lapponica - Carex bigelowii Alpine Tundra Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Alnus viridis ssp. crispa - Spiraea alba / Solidago macrophylla Shrubland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899409 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3285   Translated: Mountain Paper Birch - Resin Birch - Green Alder Alpine Shrubland Alliance   Common: Northern Birch - Alder Alpine Shrubland   Scientific: Betula papyrifera var. cordifolia - Betula glandulosa - Alnus viridis Alpine Shrubland Alliance