DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Leymus innovatus | Boreal Wildrye 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Boreal wildrye is distributed from Alaska, south to British Columbia,
Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota [12].  It is found in the
upper Great Plains, northern Rockies, Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and
throughout Canada.


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES19  Aspen - birch
   FRES23  Fir - spruce
   FRES26  Lodgepole pine


STATES : 
     AK  MT  WY  SD  ND  AB  BC  SK


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     GLAC  DENA


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    8  Northern Rocky Mountains
    9  Middle Rocky Mountains
   16  Upper Missouri Basin and Broken Lands


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K008  Lodgepole pine - subalpine forest
   K015  Western spruce - fir forest
   K107  Northern hardwoods - fir forest


SAF COVER TYPES : 
    16  Aspen
    18  Paper birch
   201  White spruce
   206  Engelmann spruce - subalpine fir
   218  Lodgepole pine
   251  White spruce - aspen


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Boreal wildrye is a common understory dominant in lodgepole pine (Pinus
contorta) forests.  It is commonly reported in Alberta, Canada.
Published classification schemes listing boreal wildrye as a dominant
part of the vegetation are presented below.

Field guide to forest ecosystems of west-central Alberta [7]
The Pinus contorta forests of Banff and Jasper National Parks: a study
   in comparitive synecology and syntaxonomy [15]
The vegetation of Alberta [20]

Related categories for Species: Leymus innovatus | Boreal Wildrye