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Fraxinus latifolia / Carex obnupta Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fraxinus latifolia / Carex obnupta Forest
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: According to Christy (2004), this association is a riparian forest. <i>Fraxinus latifolia</i> is the primary tree, with lesser amounts of <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa, Frangula purshiana, Abies grandis</i>, and <i>Alnus rubra</i>. The shrub layer is diverse but averages less than 10% cover, with occasionally high cover of <i>Rubus ursinus, Symphoricarpos albus, Cornus sericea</i>, or <i>Acer circinatum</i>. <i>Carex obnupta</i> dominates the herb layer with cover averaging 76%. Forty other herbaceous species are reported from sampled plots, but most have less than 15% cover. The presence of <i>Veratrum viride</i> and <i>Rudbeckia occidentalis</i> in a stand of <i>Fraxinus</i> is unusual because these species are more typically found at elevations above 610-915 m (2000-3000 feet). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33454.CEGL000640
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.2.690056 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Oregon Ash / Slough Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Fraxinus latifolia / Carex obnupta Forest
  Code: CEGL000640