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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Symphoricarpos albus / Hieracium cynoglossoides Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Symphoricarpos albus / Hieracium cynoglossoides Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This forest association is known from the eastern side of the Cascades around Mount Hood and is reported from three sites in the Columbia River Gorge. It is indicative of hot and dry conditions. It occurs between the moist <i>Abies grandis</i> zone at higher elevations and the dry <i>Pinus ponderosa - Quercus garryana</i> below. Soils are fairly deep loams and fine sandy loams. It is found at elevations between 723 and 930 m (2370-3050 feet) on slopes between 2 and 36%. Aspects are most commonly northern or eastern. It can be described as a fairly dense assemblage of <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> contributing an average of 58% canopy cover. <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> occurs sporadically (8%). Both <i>Quercus garryana</i> and <i>Abies grandis</i> support 4% and 3% cover, respectively, in about half the plots. Understory plant cover is sparse with <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i> accounting for most cover at 4%. Another common shrub is <i>Mahonia repens (= Berberis repens)</i> (2%). <i>Osmorhiza</i> sp. (3%) is the only forb present in all the plots. Forbs and grasses usually present include <i>Hieracium cynoglossoides</i> (2%), <i>Lathyrus nevadensis</i> (3%), <i>Festuca idahoensis</i>, and <i>Festuca occidentalis</i> (1%).  Accession Code: VB.CC.33286.CEGL000458 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.2.688310 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Douglas-fir / Common Snowberry / Hound's-tongue Hawkweed Forest   Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Symphoricarpos albus / Hieracium cynoglossoides Forest   Code: CEGL000458