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Picea engelmannii / Cornus sericea Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea engelmannii / Cornus sericea Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This woodland is found on cool, moist sites in the mountains of the central and northern Rockies west into Oregon and Washington, at elevations ranging from 820 to 2300 m. This community is restricted to flat or gently sloping alluvial terraces or benches and, less frequently, moist toeslopes or margins of fens or marshes. Stands may be temporarily flooded in the spring, and due to its location in riparian zones, the water table is usually within 1 m of the surface. Water flow and aeration in the rooting zone is usually good. Substrates are typically poorly drained, alluvial soils. Soil texture is variable ranging from coarse-loamy to clayey depending on alluvium, and sometimes organic. The overstory canopy is dominated by Picea engelmannii or Picea engelmannii X glauca hybrids. Other conifers or Populus spp. are often present. Shrub cover is typically high, with Cornus sericea usually the dominant shrub, although other species like Alnus incana or Ribes lacustre are often present. Forb species richness is high but cover is low. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19010.PICEAENGELMANNI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Jan-2000 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Engelmann Spruce / Red-osier Dogwood Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684344 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002677
  Scientific: Picea engelmannii / Cornus sericea Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Picea engelmannii / Cornus sericea Woodland