Mountain Forests - Mountains and Plains: The Ecology of Wyoming Landscapes - page 176

table 11.1 Some characteristic plants of mountain forests and woodlands in Wyoming a

Limber
pine
woodland

Ponderosa
pine
forest

Lodgepole
pine
forest

Whitebark
pine
woodland

Douglas-fir
forest

Aspen
forest

Spruce-fir
forest

common name Latin name

tReeS
Aspen Populus tremuloides — X X X X X —

Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii — X X — — — —

engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii — — — X X X X

Limber pine Pinus flexilis X X X X X X —

Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta var .

latifolia

— — — X X X —

Ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa X X X X — — —

Whitebark pine b Pinus albicaulis — — — — X X X

Subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa — — — X X X X

SHRUBS

Antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata X X — — — — —

Shinyleaf spiraea Spiraea betulifolia var.

lucida

— X X X X X —

chokecherry Prunus virginiana — X X X — — —

common juniper Juniperus communis X X X X X X X

Gooseberry currant Ribes montigenum — — — — X X X

Grouse whortleberry Vaccinium scoparium — — — — X X X

ninebark Physocarpus spp . — X X — — X —

oregon boxleaf Paxistima myrsinites — — X X X X —

Rocky Mountain
juniper

Juniperus scopulorum X X X X — — —

Rose Rosa spp. X X X X X X —

Russet buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis X X X X X X X

Saskatoon
serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia X X X X — — —

Skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata X X X — — — —

Utah snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus

var. utahensis

— — X X X — —

Wax currant Ribes cereum X X X X — — —

GRASSeS
Bluebunch
wheatgrass

Pseudoroegneria spicata X X X — — — —

Pinegrass Calamagrostis rubescens — — X X X X —

idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis X X X — — — X