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Tsuga heterophylla - (Thuja plicata) / Sphagnum spp. Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Tsuga heterophylla - (Thuja plicata) / Sphagnum spp. Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is found in bogs, primarily in the central and northern portion of the Puget Lowlands in Washington. It typically occurs on deep sphagnum peat with the water table below the surface. The closed evergreen conifer tree canopy is dominated by <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>. Trees are over 200 years in age and growing very slowly. The understory is sparse with small amounts of <i>Gaultheria shallon</i> or <i>Ledum groenlandicum</i> present. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are present. This association is distinguished by the closed canopy of <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>, the sparse understory with <i>Sphagnum</i> spp., and sphagnum peat soil. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32451.CEGL003417
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 Hemlock - (Western Red-cedar) / Peatmoss species Forest
  Scientific: Tsuga heterophylla - (Thuja plicata) / Sphagnum spp. Forest
  Code: CEGL003417