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Picea sitchensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Athyrium filix-femina Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea sitchensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Athyrium filix-femina Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is a widespread though minor type that is found primarily in Prince William Sound, Alaska. It occurs on floodplains, high-relief hills, and dissected mountainside slopes, on northerly aspects, at slopes up to 85%, and at elevations up to 60 m (200 feet). <i>Picea sitchensis</i> dominates the tree layer and <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> or <i>Tsuga mertensiana</i> often occur as minor associates. <i>Vaccinium ovalifolium</i> is the most constant and abundant tall shrub. <i>Rubus spectabilis, Oplopanax horridus (= Echinopanax horridus)</i>, and <i>Menziesia ferruginea</i> are common associated tall shrubs. Low and dwarf-shrubs are absent. Undergrowth species with high constancy but low cover include <i>Rubus pedatus, Cornus canadensis, Tiarella trifoliata, Streptopus amplexifolius, Dryopteris expansa (= Dryopteris dilatata)</i>, and <i>Gymnocarpium dryopteris</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33199.CEGL003263
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: Sitka Spruce / Oval-leaf Blueberry / Common Ladyfern Forest
  Scientific: Picea sitchensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Athyrium filix-femina Forest
  Code: CEGL003263