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Tsuga heterophylla / Rubus pedatus Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Tsuga heterophylla / Rubus pedatus Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This is an old-growth evergreen conifer forest restricted to the Pend Oreille River drainage in northeastern Washington. It is associated with upper elevation stream terraces, benches and gentle lower slopes at elevations between 4000-5000 feet. Soils are humic and highly acid, have an abundance of large woody debris, and are covered with mosses and lichens. Stands are dominated by Tsuga heterophylla and often with Thuja plicata trees that form a complex vertical canopy. The undergrowth is a mixture of sparse, scattered deciduous shrubs such as Vaccinium membranaceum, Menziesia ferruginea and Lonicera utahensis, with a rich assortment of cool wet site low shrubs, ferns and forbs, such as, Rubus pedatus, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Clintonia uniflora and Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24634.TSUGAHETEROPHYL 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: Tsuga heterophylla Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Western Hemlock / Strawberry-leaf Raspberry Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688045 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000113   Scientific: Tsuga heterophylla / Rubus pedatus Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Tsuga heterophylla / Rubus pedatus Forest