Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Blue Spruce / Greenleaf Manzanita Forest

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This community has only been observed at Bryce Canyon National Park on the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah. The ground is mostly open bare soil, sand or bed rock. Stands occur on steep slopes at all aspects, between 2337 and 2588 m in elevation. It is a mixed-conifer association, with many species, where Picea pungens is the indicator. Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, Abies concolor, Pinus flexilis, and Pinus longaeva often all occur together with Picea pungens. Juniperus scopulorum may also be present. Total cover of the shrub layer is low, and Arctostaphylos patula is the most characteristic, commonly present, although rarely abundant. Other shrubs present may include Acer glabrum, Purshia tridentata, Juniperus communis, Symphoricarpos oreophilus, Symphoricarpos rotundifolius, and Ceanothus martinii. The herbaceous cover is very low to non-existent.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: This association was well-documented during accuracy assessment at Bryce Canyon National Park, but no data from full classification plots were collected. It is currently known only from this one park. This association may occur in Arizona or Colorado. More investigation is needed. The Abies concolor / Arctostaphylos patula habitat type described by Youngblood and Mauk (1985) may contain stands that would classify as this association (CEGL005364).

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available

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