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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus - Acer glabrum Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus - Acer glabrum Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This minor streambank forest occurs in narrow, very steep valleys along perennial and ephemeral streams between 793 and 1128 m (2600-3700 feet) elevation in northeast Washington. Sites are typically cold and wet, along A or intermittent channels on streambanks. <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> dominates an open overstory occasionally with other hardwoods, <i>Populus tremuloides</i> or <i>Betula papyrifera</i>, but is more frequently associated with conifers, <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> or <i>Thuja plicata</i> with low cover. <i>Oplopanax horridus</i> dominates the shrub layer and may codominate with <i>Acer glabrum var. douglasii</i>. Either <i>Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia</i> or <i>Philadelphus lewisii</i> may be present. Forb cover is low and is composed of species such as <i>Streptopus amplexifolius, Viola glabella, Prosartes hookeri (= Disporum hookeri)</i>, or <i>Actaea rubra</i>. Graminoids are unusual, although <i>Cinna latifolia</i> is often present. <i>Athyrium filix-femina</i> is usually present in low cover along with other ferns. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32979.CEGL000482
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]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688724 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Black Cottonwood / Devil's-club - Rocky Mountain Maple Forest
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus - Acer glabrum Forest
  Code: CEGL000482