Name:
Pseudotsuga menziesii Southern Rocky Mountain Mesic Forest Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance includes evergreen forests dominated by <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> occurring on the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. Canopy associates may include <i>Abies concolor, Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmannii, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus strobiformis</i>, and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Shrub cover ranges from sparse to abundant, the most common species being <i>Acer grandidentatum</i>. Other associated shrubs may include <i>Acer glabrum, Frangula betulifolia, Holodiscus dumosus, Jamesia americana, Lonicera arizonica, Mahonia repens, Physocarpus monogynus, Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus gambelii, Quercus hypoleucoides, Quercus rugosa, Ribes pinetorum, Rubus neomexicanus</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>. The herbaceous layer may be moderate to lush and most commonly dominated by graminoids. Common dominant species may include <i>Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis, Brickellia grandiflora, Bromus ciliatus, Carex rossii, Cystopteris fragilis, Erigeron eximius, Galium asprellum, Maianthemum stellatum, Muhlenbergia montana, Oreochrysum parryi, Poa fendleriana, Thalictrum fendleri, Trisetum spicatum</i>, and <i>Vicia americana</i>. These forests are known from ridges, upper slopes and stream terraces from 1500-3000 m in elevation.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38657-{7A36F29B-0ADD-4095-B8FE-0136F47F9970}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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