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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland
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Description: This plant association is common in southeastern Alaska and Prince William Sound. It is found on newly exposed, well-drained gravels of outburst and active floodplains. <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (= Populus trichocarpa)</i> dominates the association ranging to 20 m (65 feet) tall, 20-76 cm (8-30 inches) in diameter, and 40-150 years old. Downed logs are uncommon. <i>Picea sitchensis</i> and <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> regeneration are uncommon in the thick shrub cover. <i>Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (= Alnus sinuata), Oplopanax horridus (= Echinopanax horridus)</i>, and <i>Sambucus racemosa</i> often form a nearly impenetrable thicket between the widely spaced <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> trees. Forbs are sparsely represented and include <i>Circaea alpina</i> and <i>Athyrium filix-femina</i>. This is an early-seral type that will eventually be replaced by a <i>Picea sitchensis</i> forest and then, possibly, by <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32978.CEGL003284
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 / Devil's-club Woodland
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland
  Code: CEGL003284