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forest,
herbaceous,
natural,
shrubPinemat manzanita is a common dominant of montane chaparral and
understories of west coast coniferous forests [
2,
22,
24,
36].
Overstory associates not listed in Distribution and Occurrence are
foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana), shore pine (P. contorta var.
contorta), Washoe pine (P. washoensis), Brewer spruce (Picea
breweriana), golden chinquapin (Chrysolepis chrysophylla), tanoak
(Lithocarpus densiflora), and California bay (Umbellularia californica)
[
19,
32,
34].
Understory shrub associates include greenleaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos
patula), bearberry (A. uva-ursi), antelope bitterbrush (Purshia
tridentata), Fremont silktassel (Garrya fremontii), huckleberry oak
(Quercus vaccinifolia), snowbrush (Ceanothus velutinus), prostrate ceanothus
(C. prostraus), mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var.
vaseyana), Oregon-grape (Mahonia nervosa), blue huckleberry (Vaccinium
membranaceum), and prince's pine (Chimaphila umbellata) [
5,
14,
24,
32,
37].
Herbaceous associates are long-stolon sedge (Carex pensylvanica),
California fescue (Festuca californica), Lemmon needlegrass (Stipa
lemmoni), Hall bentgrass (Agrostis hallii), Rocky Mountain gentian
(Gentiana affinis), purple mountain parsley (Oreonana purpurascens),
spreading phlox (Phlox diffusa), and Brewer lupine (Lupinus breweri)
[
15,
26].
Publications naming pinemat manzanita as a dominant component of forest
understories are as follows:
Preliminary plant associations of the southern Oregon Cascade Mountain
Province [
2]
Terrestrial natural communities of California [
13]
Plant associations of south Chiloquin and Klamath Ranger
Districts--Winema National Forests [
14]
Montane and subalpine vegetation of the Klamath Mountains [
32]
Plant associations of the central Oregon Pumice Zone [
37]