Sierra Nevada low mountain forests ( English Sierra Nevada lower montane forest, yellow pine forest ) are plant communities located in the low mountains of the western and eastern slopes of Sierra Nevada ( California ). In the north, the strip of these forests occupies heights from 370 to 1680 m above sea level. in the south - from 760 to 2740 m above sea level These forest communities are distributed within the large Pacific Pacific temperate rainforest ecoregion .
The climate in which communities are formed is characterized by hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters. A layer of snow, sometimes more than a meter deep, may not melt for several months.
The tree layer is characterized by great species diversity. However, pine species take a significant part in the stand: yellow pine ( Pinus ponderosa ) on the western slopes and Jeffrey's pine on the eastern [1] .
Types of trees:
- Yellow pine ( Pinus ponderosa )
- Geoffrey Pine ( Pinus jeffreyi )
- Lambert Pine ( Pinus lambertiana )
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- Solid Fir ( Abies concolor )
- Calocedrus decurrens
- Kellogg Oak (Californian Black Oak, Quercus kelloggii )
- Large-leaved maple ( Acer macrophyllum )
Notes
- ↑ Schoenherr, Allan A. A Natural History of California. - University of California Press, 1992. - ISBN 0-520-06922-6 .
Links
- Ornduff, R. Introduction to California Plant Life / R. Ornduff, PM Faber, T. Keeler-Wolf. - Revised. - University of California Press, 2003.
- Plants for Yellow Pine Forest . Las Pilitas Nursery .