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CEGL005915 Pinus contorta / Heracleum maximum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lodgepole Pine / Common Cow-parsnip Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This lodgepole pine woodland is known from Glacier National Park, Montana, and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Occurrences are found predominately on middle portions of gentle to steep slopes of various aspects. These mesic sites are usually situated on glacial or thin colluvial deposits between the elevations of 970 and 1720 m (3180-5639 feet). Soils tend to be well-drained Orthic Regosols. The ground surface is mostly covered with litter, duff, and wood. This woodland association is dominated by a pole to mature open tree canopy of Pinus contorta (35% average cover); its average height varies between 10 and 15 m. Tree seedlings of Picea engelmannii and Abies lasiocarpa have low constancy. Spiraea betulifolia, Rubus parviflorus, and Symphoricarpos albus are typically present within the short-shrub layer. The lush herbaceous layer is dominated by a mix of mesic-site indicators of varying constancy, including Angelica spp. (Angelica dawsonii and Angelica arguta), which are nearly always present, and Galium triflorum, Heracleum maximum, Osmorhiza occidentalis, Streptopus amplexifolius, and Actaea rubra. Numerous graminoids and other forbs contribute cover to this layer, most with inconspicuous cover. Common species include Chamerion angustifolium, Arnica cordifolia, Thalictrum occidentale, Calamagrostis rubescens, and Galium boreale.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is a seral stage of ~Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Galium triflorum Forest (CEGL000311)$$, or some other closely allied community 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: No Data Available
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: AB, MT
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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 | A4079 Lodgepole Pine Rocky Mountain Woodland Alliance | A4079 | 1.B.2.Nb.5.a |
| Association | CEGL005915 Lodgepole Pine / Common Cow-parsnip Woodland | CEGL005915 | 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 / Galium triflorum Habitat Type (Pfister et al. 1977)
< Abies lasiocarpa / Galium triflorum Habitat Type (Hansen et al. 1995)
>< Pinus contorta / Arnica cordifolia - Spiraea betulifolia Vegetation Type (Achuff et al. 2002)
= Pinus contorta / Heracleum maximum Woodland (Hop et al. 2007)
< Abies lasiocarpa / Galium triflorum Habitat Type (Hansen et al. 1995)
>< Pinus contorta / Arnica cordifolia - Spiraea betulifolia Vegetation Type (Achuff et al. 2002)
= Pinus contorta / Heracleum maximum Woodland (Hop et al. 2007)
- ANHIC [Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Community database files. Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development, Edmonton.
- Achuff, P. L., R. L. McNeil, M. L. Coleman, C. Wallis and C. Wershler. 2002. Ecological land classification of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Volume I: Integrated resource description. Parks Canada, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. 226 pp.
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- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.