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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is common in southeastern and coastal south-central Alaska. It is found on newly exposed, well-drained gravels on outburst floodplains and active floodplains, and on dunes of outburst floodplains. Flooding occurs seasonally to rarely on the floodplains. It is dominated by relatively young (40-80 years old) <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (= Populus trichocarpa )</i> up to 20 m (65 feet) tall. Spruce and cottonwood regeneration are uncommon in the thick shrub cover. <i>Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (= Alnus sinuata)</i> and <i>Rubus spectabilis</i> often form a nearly impenetrable thicket between the widely spaced <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> trees. Herbaceous species are sparsely represented, and the most common is <i>Circaea alpina</i>. This community is an early-seral type that may eventually be replaced by <i>Picea sitchensis</i> forest and, possibly, by a <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> forest. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32976.CEGL003283
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 / Salmonberry Woodland
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland
  Code: CEGL003283