Name:
Aletes anisatus - Holodiscus dumosus - Rubus idaeus Cliff, Scree & Rock Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Associations within this alliance include sparsely vegetated areas of the Colorado and Wyoming Rocky Mountains in subalpine to alpine settings. Stands are typically herbaceous-dominated, although some are shrub-dominated. Due to the rocky substrate, total vegetation cover is typically sparse. Characteristic shrubs may include <i>Artemisia frigida, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Holodiscus dumosus, Purshia tridentata, Rhus trilobata</i>, and <i>Ribes cereum</i>. The most consistent dominant herbaceous species include <i>Aletes anisatus, Aquilegia coerulea, Cirsium scopulorum, Claytonia megarhiza, Heuchera bracteata, Heuchera parvifolia</i>, and <i>Scutellaria brittonii</i>. Elevations range from 1800 to >3900 m. Stands occur in patches on rock ledges, scree and other steep slopes (20-100%). Substrates are shallow, rocky, rapidly drained, coarse-textured soils derived from various parent materials. Sites include windblown summits and ridges, scree and talus slopes, outcrops, and cliffs.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38954-{BCFF48EA-0753-4468-8C13-86E3E1728CFF}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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