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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is common in southeastern Alaska and Prince William Sound. It is found on newly exposed, well-drained gravels of outburst and active floodplains. Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (= Populus trichocarpa) dominates the association ranging to 20 m (65 feet) tall, 20-76 cm (8-30 inches) in diameter, and 40-150 years old. Downed logs are uncommon. Picea sitchensis and Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa regeneration are uncommon in the thick shrub cover. Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (= Alnus sinuata), Oplopanax horridus (= Echinopanax horridus), and Sambucus racemosa often form a nearly impenetrable thicket between the widely spaced Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa trees. Forbs are sparsely represented and include Circaea alpina and Athyrium filix-femina. This is an early-seral type that will eventually be replaced by a Picea sitchensis forest and then, possibly, by Tsuga heterophylla. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23940.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 / Devil's-club Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687637 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003284
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland