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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cicuta douglasii Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cicuta douglasii Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This riparian forest of the Columbia Basin grows on stream terraces between 400-750 m of elevation. Winters are cool and receive the bulk of the area's 50 cm of annual precipitation. Summers are warm to hot with very little precipitation. The occurrences are generally patchy along streams, but in some locations line the floodplain. The canopy is locally dominated by <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i>, while <i>Alnus rhombifolia</i> can codominate in places where the valleys are broad enough for more extensive floodplains. <i>Cicuta douglasii</i> is the dominant forb in the understory. No other information is available on the species composition of this type. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32885.CEGL000671
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: Black Cottonwood / Western Water-hemlock Forest
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cicuta douglasii Forest
  Code: CEGL000671