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Acer grandidentatum Montane Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer grandidentatum Montane Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance includes mainly deciduous forests dominated by <i>Acer grandidentatum</i> occurring in relatively moist lower montane areas of the Utah-Wyoming Rocky Mountains and Columbia Plateau. Forests in this alliance are dominated by a dense canopy of <i>Acer grandidentatum</i>, often occurring with <i>Quercus</i> spp. and <i>Juniperus</i> spp. Shrub and herb strata are relatively sparse throughout the range of the alliance and are composed of short shrubs and annual or perennial graminoids and forbs. Tree and shrub associates include <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Artemisia tridentata, Paxistima myrsinites, Physocarpus malvaceus, Populus tremuloides, Prunus virginiana, Quercus gambelii</i>, and <i>Symphoricarpos</i> spp. The alliance can occur on all aspects but is best developed on north-facing valleys or canyons with moderate insolation and favorable soil moisture. In the southern part of the range, these communities are typically associated with protected topographic positions with relatively moist soils and lower fire frequencies than surrounding hillsides. Elevations range from 1200-2600 m. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38658-{D1894A46-BA4E-4AAE-921A-999F5976FA9B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Mar-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899495 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3371
  Translated: Bigtooth Maple Montane Forest Alliance
  Common: Bigtooth Maple Montane Forest
  Scientific: Acer grandidentatum Montane Forest Alliance