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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is common in southeastern and coastal south-central Alaska. It is found on newly exposed, well-drained gravels on outburst floodplains and active floodplains, and on dunes of outburst floodplains. Flooding occurs seasonally to rarely on the floodplains. It is dominated by relatively young (40-80 years old) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (= Populus trichocarpa ) up to 20 m (65 feet) tall. Spruce and cottonwood regeneration are uncommon in the thick shrub cover. Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (= Alnus sinuata) and Rubus spectabilis often form a nearly impenetrable thicket between the widely spaced Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa trees. Herbaceous species are sparsely represented, and the most common is Circaea alpina. This community is an early-seral type that may eventually be replaced by Picea sitchensis forest and, possibly, by a Tsuga heterophylla forest. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18908.POPULUSBALSAMIF
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Black Cottonwood / Salmonberry Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684335 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003283
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland