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Pseudotsuga menziesii - Tsuga heterophylla / Vaccinium ovatum Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii - Tsuga heterophylla / Vaccinium ovatum Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs below about 300 m (1000 feet) elevation in central portions of the Puget Lowland of Washington, and in portions of the Gulf Islands, British Columbia. This is an evergreen needle-leaved forest typically dominated by <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>, the former usually taller and more abundant, the latter usually dominating tree regeneration. <i>Thuja plicata</i> is usually present and occasionally codominant; <i>Pinus monticola</i> is present in about half the plots, and <i>Pinus contorta</i> is occasionally prominent in young stands. The well-developed 0.8- to 2.0-m tall understory is dominated by the evergreen broad-leaved shrubs <i>Vaccinium ovatum</i> and <i>Gaultheria shallon</i>. Other frequent species are <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Mahonia nervosa</i>, and <i>Vaccinium parvifolium</i>. Herbaceous species are typically found in very small amounts. This association typically occurs on slightly dry to mesic, nutrient-poor sites, mainly on gravelly glacial till. This association is distinguished from similar ones by >10% cover of <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> or <i>Thuja plicata</i>, and >5% cover of <i>Vaccinium ovatum</i>, combined with <5% cover of <i>Rhododendron macrophyllum</i> and <3% cover of <i>Polystichum munitum</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32746.CEGL002614
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: Douglas-fir - Western Hemlock / California Huckleberry Forest
  Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii - Tsuga heterophylla / Vaccinium ovatum Forest
  Code: CEGL002614