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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Pleurozium schreberi - Hylocomium splendens Forest | British Columbia Ministry of For...
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Pleurozium schreberi - Hylocomium splendens Forest Reference: British Columbia Ministry of For... Description: This small- to medium-patch, forested association is restricted to the Montane Cordillera ecoregion of central interior British Columbia, primarily on the Fraser Plateau, along the Chilcotin and Fraser river valleys where it is relatively common. It also occurs sporadically on steep warm slopes, crests or ridges in the northwestern extent of its range. It is generally found on either sandy or loamy soils, sometimes with abundant coarse fragments, on dry to very dry, nutrient-poor to medium sites. The forest canopy is relatively closed and dominated by Pseudotsuga menziesii with a few Pinus contorta var. latifolia or Picea engelmannii X glauca. Pseudotsuga menziesii regeneration is often dense. On sites with warm aspects or shallow soils, the canopy will be more open. Shrubs are scarce but may include Spiraea betulifolia, Shepherdia canadensis, and Rosa acicularis. The undergrowth is strongly dominated by mosses such as Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi and typically has few vascular plants including scattered Eurybia conspicua, Calamagrostis rubescens, Galium boreale, and Prosartes trachycarpa (= Disporum trachycarpum) with Pseudoroegneria spicata in southern portions of its range, and Linnaea borealis in northern portions of its range. Calamagrostis rubescens also tends to drop out in the northern range.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27952.PSEUDOTSUGAMENZ Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Jun-2004 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pseudotsuga menziesii Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Douglas-fir / Feathermoss - Stairstep Moss Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.735907 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Pleurozium schreberi - Hylocomium splendens Forest   Common: Douglas-fir / Red-stemmed Feathermoss - Stepmoss Forest   Code: CEGL002316 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pseudotsuga menziesii / Pleurozium schreberi - Hylocomium splendens Forest