Central Rocky Mountain Montane Forest & Woodland

Type:Macrogroup
Parent classification:Rocky Mountain Foothills & Montane Forest & Woodland
Scientific Name:Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii - Pinus flexilis Central Rocky Mountain Montane Forest & Woodland Macrogroup
Location:United States (Washington, South Dakota, Montana, Utah, North Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming); Canada (Alberta, British Columbia)
Description:Conifer forests, woodlands and savannas of Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii, with Pinus flexilis and Juniperus scopulorum, found on dry settings of the lower montane to foothill zones of the interior Pacific Northwest, and extending east into the northwestern Great Plains regions.
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Child types

Name
Black Hills-Northwestern Great Plains Ponderosa Pine Forest & Woodland
Central Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir Mesic Forest
Central Rocky Mountain Dry Mixed Conifer Forest & Woodland
Central Rocky Mountain Montane White Spruce Forest
Central Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Forest & Woodland
Rocky Mountain Foothill-Rock Outcrop Limber Pine - Juniper Woodland

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