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CEGL000155 Pinus contorta / Osmorhiza berteroi Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lodgepole Pine / Mountain Sweet-cicely Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This early-seral forest type has been described from southern Idaho and western Wyoming, where it grows on slopes with northerly to easterly aspects from 1980-2600 m (6500-8500 feet) elevation. Pinus contorta var. latifolia dominates the overstory or codominates with Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca or Populus tremuloides; older stands contain Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa in the overstory. Paxistima myrsinites often dominates the undergrowth, and Osmorhiza berteroi or Osmorhiza depauperata (or both) are common and may codominate with Paxistima myrsinites. Other common species are Eucephalus engelmannii, Silene menziesii, Thalictrum fendleri, Viola adunca, and Aquilegia coerulea.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is based on the description of the Abies lasiocarpa / Osmorhiza berteroi habitat type of eastern Idaho and western Wyoming, in which some early-seral stands are said to be dominated by Pinus contorta var. latifolia. No plot data have been used in defining this type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association has been described from a habitat type that is widespread in southern Idaho and western Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: UT?, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690046
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3Q
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 | CEGL000155 Lodgepole Pine / Mountain Sweet-cicely Forest | CEGL000155 | 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: ? Abies lasiocarpa / Osmorhiza berteroi Habitat Type (Steele et al. 1983)
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Steele, R., S. V. Cooper, D. M. Ondov, D. W. Roberts, and R. D. Pfister. 1983. Forest habitat types of eastern Idaho - western Wyoming. General Technical Report INT-144. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Ogden, UT. 122 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.