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Picea sitchensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Athyrium filix-femina Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea sitchensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Athyrium filix-femina Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This plant association is a widespread though minor type that is found primarily in Prince William Sound, Alaska. It occurs on floodplains, high-relief hills, and dissected mountainside slopes, on northerly aspects, at slopes up to 85%, and at elevations up to 60 m (200 feet). Picea sitchensis dominates the tree layer and Tsuga heterophylla or Tsuga mertensiana often occur as minor associates. Vaccinium ovalifolium is the most constant and abundant tall shrub. Rubus spectabilis, Oplopanax horridus (= Echinopanax horridus), and Menziesia ferruginea are common associated tall shrubs. Low and dwarf-shrubs are absent. Undergrowth species with high constancy but low cover include Rubus pedatus, Cornus canadensis, Tiarella trifoliata, Streptopus amplexifolius, Dryopteris expansa (= Dryopteris dilatata), and Gymnocarpium dryopteris.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26812.PICEASITCHENSIS 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 sitchensis Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Sitka Spruce / Oval-leaf Blueberry / Lady Fern Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689626 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003263   Scientific: Picea sitchensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Athyrium filix-femina Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Picea sitchensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Athyrium filix-femina Forest