Name:
Quercus gambelii - Amelanchier spp. - Prunus virginiana Southern Rocky Mountain Montane Shrubland Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This group occurs in the mountains, plateaus and foothills of the southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau, including the Uinta and Wasatch ranges and the Mogollon Rim. The vegetation is typically dominated by <i>Quercus gambelii</i> alone or codominant with <i>Amelanchier alnifolia, Amelanchier utahensis, Artemisia tridentata, Cercocarpus montanus, Fendlera rupicola, Fraxinus anomala, Holodiscus dumosus, Jamesia americana, Prunus virginiana, Purshia stansburiana, Purshia tridentata, Robinia neomexicana, Symphoricarpos oreophilus</i>, or <i>Symphoricarpos rotundifolius</i>. There may be inclusions of other mesic montane shrublands with <i>Quercus gambelii</i> absent or as a relatively minor component. These shrublands are most commonly found along dry foothills, lower mountain slopes, and at the edge of the western Great Plains from approximately 2000 to 2900 m in elevation, and are often situated above pinyon-juniper woodlands. Substrates are variable and include soil types ranging from calcareous, heavy, fine-grained loams to sandy loams, gravelly loams, clay loams, deep alluvial sand, or coarse gravel. This group intergrades with ~Southern Rocky Mountain Mountain-mahogany - Mixed Foothill Shrubland Group (G276)$$ and shares many of the same site characteristics. However, this group includes more mesic communities. Density and cover of <i>Quercus gambelii</i> and <i>Amelanchier</i> spp. often increase after fire.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40043-{3FF3B743-E252-4FBE-B415-3FA748869ABC}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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