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Picea rubens / Rhododendron catawbiense Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Picea rubens / Rhododendron catawbiense Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association includes Picea rubens-dominated forests, outside the range of Abies fraseri, but with a shrub component that includes Rhododendron catawbiense. These forests occur on exposed ridges and convex slopes in West Virginia. This forest has at least 75% of the canopy comprised of Picea rubens and greater than 25% shrub cover with at least 50% of the total shrub cover comprised of evergreen shrubs, typically Rhododendron catawbiense, Rhododendron maximum, Rhododendron carolinianum, or Kalmia latifolia. Herbaceous cover is typically sparse, but where the shrub stratum is more open, a moderate herb stratum may develop. These forests occur on ridges and convex slopes with south and southwest exposures above 1370 m (4500 feet) elevation, often adjacent to montane shrublands.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22058.PICEARUBENSRHOD Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Picea rubens Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685478 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006163   Scientific: Picea rubens / Rhododendron catawbiense Forest   Common: Central Appalachian Red Spruce Forest   Translated: Red Spruce / Catawba Rhododendron Forest