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Moist Puna Humid Forest Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Moist Puna Humid Forest Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Forests occurring in high elevations at the treeline, in the ecotone with high Andean grasslands. They are 3-10 m tall and have a discontinuous canopy formed by <i>Polylepis</i> and other tree genera, as well as shrubs. The open canopy allows the development of a dense herbaceous lower stratum, including ferns. Characteristic woody species include several species of <i>Polylepis</i> and <i>Buddleia, Hesperomeles pernettyioides, Escallonia corymbosa, Mutisia weberbauerii, Oreopanax</i> spp., <i>Berberis commutata, Berberis rariflora, Gynoxys psilophylla, Schinus microphyllus, Barnadesia</i> sp.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40868-{44792908-927A-492B-8748-67FE3E06B46A} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Apr-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tropical Andean Montane Humid Forest Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.884747 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M614   Scientific: Moist Puna Humid Forest Macrogroup