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Picea sitchensis - Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea sitchensis - Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Forest
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Description: This association is an early seral type on floodplains and outwash plains of southeastern Alaska. It is primarily found on newly exposed, well-drained gravel on young proximal outwash and floodplains. River flooding is rare within most of these stands. This association is codominated in the overstory by <i>Picea sitchensis</i> and <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (= Populus trichocarpa)</i>. Common shrubs include <i>Oplopanax horridus (= Echinopanax horridus), Vaccinium ovalifolium</i>, and <i>Rubus pedatus</i>. Herbaceous cover is sparse and includes <i>Tiarella trifoliata</i> and <i>Athyrium filix-femina</i>. It is distinct from other <i>Picea sitchensis</i>-dominated communities in that <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> occurs as an overstory codominant, and <i>Oplopanax horridus</i> dominates the understory. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33160.CEGL003278
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.2.687801 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Sitka Spruce - Black Cottonwood / Devil's-club Forest
  Scientific: Picea sitchensis - Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Forest
  Code: CEGL003278