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Valdivian Montane & Upper Montane Deciduous Forest Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Valdivian Montane & Upper Montane Deciduous Forest Macrogroup Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: The macrogroup represents the deciduous forests growing between 1000-1600 m elevation of the montane and upper montane belts of the southern Andes in Chile and Argentina. These are deciduous and microphyllous forests with a dense canopy up to 30-40 m tall, dominated by <i>Nothofagus pumilio</i> (lenga ), accompanied by numerous evergreen lauroid species. They constitute the potential vegetation that develops on deep and well-drained soils in humid to hyper-humid climatic conditions in these latitudes. Diagnostic species are <i>Nothofagus pumilio, Nothofagus betuloides, Drimys andina, Maytenus magellanica, Empetrum eamesii (= Empetrum rubrum), Ribes cucullatum, Valeriana lapathifolia, Codonorchis lessonii, Adenocaulon chilense, Rubus geodes, Berberis</i> spp., <i>Gunnera magellanica, Viola maculata, Viola reichei</i>, and <i>Alstroemeria aurea (= Alstroemeria aurantiaca)</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40909-{39D07123-1CD2-4CA0-9217-A77509F28414} 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: Valdivian Cool Temperate Forest Division This Community's Level: Macrogroup This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.884808 NatureServe Explorer   Code: M657   Scientific: Valdivian Montane & Upper Montane Deciduous Forest Macrogroup