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Vaccinium spp. - Menziesia ferruginea / Xerophyllum tenax Central Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Mesic Shrubland Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Vaccinium spp. - Menziesia ferruginea / Xerophyllum tenax Central Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Mesic Shrubland Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This shrubland group is found within the zone of continuous forest in the upper montane and subalpine zones of the northern Rocky Mountains, from Wyoming north and west into British Columbia and Alberta. It is composed of a diverse mix of deciduous shrubs. Soils tend to be moist, but will typically dry out in late spring or summer. Stands are typically initiated by fires and will persist on sites for long periods because of repeated burns and changes in the presence of volatile oils in the soil which impedes tree regeneration. It also occurs as smaller patches of shrubland on dry sites that are marginal for tree growth and that have typically also experienced fire. Sites often are ridgetops and upper to middle mountain slopes and more commonly on sunny southern aspects. Vegetation is mostly deciduous broadleaf shrubs, sometimes mixed with shrub-statured trees or sparse evergreen needleleaf trees and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Common species include <i>Acer glabrum, Menziesia ferruginea, Ribes lacustre, Rubus parviflorus, Spiraea betulifolia, Spiraea splendens, Vaccinium cespitosum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium scoparium</i>, and <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i>, occurring alone or in any combination. <i>Juniperus communis</i> shrublands are found at high elevations in the eastern Cascades and are tentatively included here. Important graminoids and forbs include <i>Xerophyllum tenax, Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii, Chamerion angustifolium</i>, and <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>, reflecting the mesic nature of many of these shrublands.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40064-{980F2F6D-BA93-464E-BCEE-2DDEFAA53C46} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-May-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Amelanchier alnifolia / Festuca idahoensis - Pseudoroegneria spicata Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Abies lasiocarpa - Populus tremuloides / Acer glabrum Central Rocky Mountain Avalanche Chute Shrubland Alliance   Menziesia ferruginea - Spiraea betulifolia Montane-Subalpine Shrubland Alliance   Vaccinium membranaceum - Vaccinium myrtillus - Vaccinium scoparium Montane-Subalpine Shrubland Alliance		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.837856 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G305   Scientific: Vaccinium spp. - Menziesia ferruginea / Xerophyllum tenax Central Rocky Mountain-Vancouverian Mesic Shrubland Group