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Thuja plicata / Taxus brevifolia / Asarum caudatum Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Thuja plicata / Taxus brevifolia / Asarum caudatum Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association occurs within the Pacific maritime-influenced climatic regions of the northern Rocky Mountains in the northern Idaho Batholith and Bitterroot Mountains ecoregional sections, within the Clearwater River sub-basin of Idaho. The association occurs on warm, moist, gentle north- to east-facing slopes at 915-1525 m (3000-5000 feet) elevation. These highly productive sites often support rapidly growing, large-diameter <i>Abies grandis</i> and <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. Giant <i>Thuja plicata</i> are prominent in mid- to late-seral stands. The association is characterized by the abundance of <i>Taxus brevifolia</i> in the understory tall-shrub or low-tree canopy. <i>Paxistima myrsinites</i> and <i>Lonicera utahensis</i> are often present. Associated herbaceous species include <i>Anemone piperi, Asarum caudatum, Clintonia uniflora, Coptis occidentalis, Goodyera oblongifolia, Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata), Tiarella trifoliata, Trillium ovatum</i>, and <i>Viola orbiculata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32348.CEGL000480
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Western Red-cedar / Pacific Yew / British Columbia Wild Ginger Forest
  Scientific: Thuja plicata / Taxus brevifolia / Asarum caudatum Forest
  Code: CEGL000480