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Picea sitchensis / Lysichiton americanus Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea sitchensis / Lysichiton americanus Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is a minor type in south-central Alaska's rainforests. It occurs on floodplains and undisturbed north-aspect foot slopes with less than 15% slope and at less than 30 m (100 feet) elevation. <i>Picea sitchensis</i> is the dominant conifer with <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> occasionally occurring as a minor associate. There are no shrub species dominant in this type, but <i>Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (= Alnus crispa ssp. sinuata), Oplopanax horridus (= Echinopanax horridus), Vaccinium ovalifolium</i>, and <i>Rubus spectabilis</i> may be present. <i>Lysichiton americanus</i> is well represented in the undergrowth. Herbaceous species with high constancy but low cover include <i>Rubus pedatus, Cornus canadensis, Tiarella trifoliata, Streptopus amplexifolius, Dryopteris expansa (= Dryopteris dilatata), Gymnocarpium dryopteris</i>, and <i>Phegopteris connectilis (= Thelypteris phegopteris)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33240.CEGL003271
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 / Yellow Skunk-cabbage Forest
  Scientific: Picea sitchensis / Lysichiton americanus Forest
  Code: CEGL003271