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Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Rubus lasiococcus Cascadian Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Rubus lasiococcus Cascadian Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance covers stands where <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> is always dominant and where <i>Picea engelmannii</i> and/or <i>Pinus contorta</i> may sometimes occur in the canopy. Dwarf-shrubs include non-Rocky-Mountain species such as <i>Rubus lasiococcus</i>. The herb layer can vary from abundant and species-rich to very poor with little cover. Species representative of the Cascades include <i>Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, Lomatium martindalei, Hieracium albiflorum</i>, and <i>Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii</i>. This alliance is a dry, low-statured forest or woodland, with a very limited range in the Cascades. It may occasionally form tree islands in parklands. Most stands occur on cold, exposed, steep upper slopes or ridgetops on well-drained soils with northern or southern aspects. Elevations range from 1500 to 2150 m (4900-7050 feet). 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38943-{5FB1F605-15FB-4D35-AB18-13F4C34165C8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899781 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3729
  Translated: Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce / Rough-fruit Berry Cascadian Forest Alliance
  Common: Cascadian Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce Forest
  Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Rubus lasiococcus Cascadian Forest Alliance