Colorado Gap Analysis Project

Colorado Gap Analysis Project
Colorado Land Cover Classification System

Xeric upland shrub type

 National Gap Analysis Project

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(The following was taken verbatim from Thompson et al. 1996)
Dominant Species: Mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus sp.)
Description: A shrub community with vegetative cover dominated by species of mountain mahogany. Mountain mahogany must comprise more than 25% of the total vegetative cover.
Distribution: Throughout the state of Colorado.
Elevation Range: 1740-2855m (5700-9360')
Diagnostic Species: Cercocarpus montanus, Cercocarpus ledifolius
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