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CEGL000602 Populus tremuloides / Rubus parviflorus Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Quaking Aspen / Thimbleberry Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This rare but widespread forest occurs on slopes at high elevations in the mountains of western Wyoming, southeastern Idaho, northeastern Utah, northwestern Montana, extending into adjacent Alberta. Stands of this type have been documented from 2440 to 2835 m (8000-9300 feet) elevation, on the upper and middle portions of fairly steep slopes with a variety of aspects and parent materials. Populus tremuloides forms the tree overstory, and Rubus parviflorus strongly dominates the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer consists primarily of low-growing forbs.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Populus tremuloides forms the tree overstory, and Rubus parviflorus strongly dominates the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer consists primarily of low-growing forbs.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this type have been documented from 2440 to 2835 m (8000-9300 feet) elevation, on the upper and middle portions of fairly steep slopes with a variety of aspects and parent materials.
Geographic Range: This association is known to occur from northeastern Utah north to west-central Wyoming and west to southeastern Idaho and extends at least to northern Montana and southern Alberta.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: AB, ID, MT, UT, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685612
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nb Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Division | D194 | 1.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nb.5 Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce - Whitebark Pine Rocky Mountain Forest Macrogroup | M020 | 1.B.2.Nb.5 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d Quaking Aspen Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Group | G222 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
| Alliance | A2036 Quaking Aspen Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Alliance | A2036 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL000602 Quaking Aspen / Thimbleberry Forest | CEGL000602 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus tremuloides / Rubus parviflorus Community Type (Mueggler 1988)
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- Mueggler, W. F. 1988. Aspen community types of the Intermountain Region. General Technical Report INT-250. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT. 135 pp.
- Reid, M. S., S. V. Cooper, and G. Kittel. 2004. Vegetation classification of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Final report for USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, International Peace Park Mapping Project. NatureServe, Arlington VA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.