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Abies concolor - Chamaecyparis lawsoniana / Quercus sadleriana / Leucothoe davisiae - Rhododendron macrophyllum Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies concolor - Chamaecyparis lawsoniana / Quercus sadleriana / Leucothoe davisiae - Rhododendron macrophyllum Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This giant coniferous forest association occurs in narrow draws and streamsides in southwestern Oregon and possibly northern California at an average elevation of 1000 m. All known stands are within the Silver Creek drainage, southwest of Galice, Oregon. This is one of the rare locations where Tsuga heterophylla occurs inland from the Coast Ranges with Abies concolor also present. The geology within the range of this forest type is very complex. Most stands of this association seem to grow upon coarse grained, colluvium, or colluvium mixed with alluvium derived from granitic to gabbroic rocks, sometimes mixed with ultramafics. The soils are shallow with an average depth to the C horizon of 43 cm. This is a fairly dense forest community, with tree canopy cover averaging 86%. The tree canopy is codominated by Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Tsuga heterophylla, and Abies concolor, often with a significant component of Pseudotsuga menziesii. This association often contains a significant amount of Thuja plicata, Chrysolepis chrysophylla (= Castanopsis chrysophylla), Pseudotsuga menziesii, and/or Alnus rubra. The shrub stratum averages 50% cover. Shrubs are either diffuse and continuous over large areas, or confined to canopy openings in younger stands with very dense trees. Leucothoe davisiae attains the highest cover of any shrub in the community, and is usually found as low streamside mats. Taller individuals of Vaccinium parvifolium and Quercus sadleriana are scattered away from the stream, and share the tall-shrub layer with immature conifers, the hardwood Lithocarpus densiflorus and Rhododendron macrophyllum. The herbaceous layer attains only 16% cover, and no herb dominates. The presence of Tsuga heterophylla and Abies concolor in the tree canopy differentiate this association from other Chamaecyparis lawsoniana associations. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23092.ABIESCONCOLORCH
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: White Fir - Port Orford-cedar / Deer Oak / Sierran Doghobble - California Rhododendron Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686330 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000042
  Scientific: Abies concolor - Chamaecyparis lawsoniana / Quercus sadleriana / Leucothoe davisiae - Rhododendron macrophyllum Forest
  Common: White Fir - Port Orford-cedar / Sadler Oak - Leucothoe - Rhododendron
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Abies concolor - Chamaecyparis lawsoniana / Quercus sadleriana / Leucothoe davisiae - Rhododendron macrophyllum Forest