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CEGL000145 Pinus contorta / Ceanothus velutinus Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lodgepole Pine / Snowbrush Ceanothus Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a dry, well-drained forest occurring on all aspects; slopes range from 2 to 15% on flat, concave, or convex slopes, benches, plateaus or lower slopes of buttes and escarpments. It appears to be a post-fire forest type. All stands sampled are recent regeneration from known fires. Elevation range is 1463 to 2085 m (4800-6841 feet). Soils are sandy loam to loamy coarse sand, that can be derived from pumice and lava colluvium, or granitics. This forest type is represented by stands of pole or immature Pinus contorta with 10-40% cover. Few other trees may be present, such as Pinus ponderosa in Oregon. The shrub layer can be limited but is usually clearly defined with a dominance of Ceanothus velutinus with trace to 70% cover. Other shrub species that may be present include Amelanchier alnifolia and Spiraea betulifolia in Wyoming, or Arctostaphylos patula, Arctostaphylos nevadensis, or Purshia tridentata in Oregon. Herbaceous layer species include Carex geyeri, Carex rossii, and Calamagrostis rubescens. Elymus elymoides, Chamerion angustifolium, Chimaphila umbellata, and Fragaria virginiana may also be present in trace amounts.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This forest type is represented by stands of pole or immature Pinus contorta with 10-40% cover. Few other trees may be present, such as Pinus ponderosa in Oregon. The shrub layer may be limited but is usually clearly defined with a dominance of Ceanothus velutinus with trace to 70% cover. Other shrub species that may be present include Amelanchier alnifolia and Spiraea betulifolia in Wyoming, or Arctostaphylos patula, Arctostaphylos nevadensis, or Purshia tridentata in Oregon. Herbaceous layer species include Hesperostipa comata (= Stipa comata), Carex geyeri, Carex rossii, Calamagrostis rubescens, Elymus elymoides (= Sitanion hystrix), Chamerion angustifolium (= Epilobium angustifolium), Chimaphila umbellata, and Fragaria virginiana.
Dynamics: This is a post-fire, early-seral forest association.
Environmental Description: This is a dry, well-drained forest occurring on all aspects; slopes range from 2 to 15% on flat, concave, or convex slopes, benches, plateaus or lower slopes of buttes and escarpments. It appears to be a post-fire forest type. All stands sampled are recent regeneration from known fires. Elevation range is 1463 to 2085 m (4800-6841 feet). Soils are sandy loam to loamy coarse sand, that can be derived from pumice and lava colluvium, or granitics.
Geographic Range: This association is known from central Oregon, north-central Montana, and western Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MT, OR, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.a Lodgepole Pine Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Group | G220 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Alliance | A3366 Lodgepole Pine Rocky Mountain Forest Alliance | A3366 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL000145 Lodgepole Pine / Snowbrush Ceanothus Forest | CEGL000145 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Lodgepole Pine / Snowbrush - Manzanita (Volland 1976) [(p.45)]
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- MTNHP [Montana Natural Heritage Program]. 2002b. List of ecological communities for Montana. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Montana State Library, Helena, MT.
- Scow, K. L., and L. D. Culwell. 1986. Vegetation inventory of the Mill Gulch Extension Area, Little Rocky Mountains, Montana. Unpublished report prepared for Hydrometrics, Inc., Helena, MT. 26 pp. plus appendices.
- Volland, L. A. 1976. Plant communities of the central Oregon pumice zone. USDA Forest Service R-6 Area Guide 4-2. Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 113 pp.
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