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Thuja plicata / Taxus brevifolia / Asarum caudatum Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Thuja plicata / Taxus brevifolia / Asarum caudatum Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association occurs within the Pacific maritime-influenced climatic regions of the northern Rocky Mountains in the northern Idaho Batholith and Bitterroot Mountains ecoregional sections, within the Clearwater River sub-basin of Idaho. The association occurs on warm, moist, gentle north- to east-facing slopes at 915-1525 m (3000-5000 feet) elevation. These highly productive sites often support rapidly growing, large-diameter Abies grandis and Pseudotsuga menziesii. Giant Thuja plicata are prominent in mid- to late-seral stands. The association is characterized by the abundance of Taxus brevifolia in the understory tall-shrub or low-tree canopy. Paxistima myrsinites and Lonicera utahensis are often present. Associated herbaceous species include Anemone piperi, Asarum caudatum, Clintonia uniflora, Coptis occidentalis, Goodyera oblongifolia, Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata), Tiarella trifoliata, Trillium ovatum, and Viola orbiculata. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18534.THUJAPLICATATAX
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683297 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000480
  Scientific: Thuja plicata / Taxus brevifolia / Asarum caudatum Forest
  Translated: Western Red-cedar / Pacific Yew / Longtail Wild Ginger Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Thuja plicata / Taxus brevifolia / Asarum caudatum Forest