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Picea engelmannii / Cornus sericea Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Picea engelmannii / Cornus sericea Woodland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This woodland is found on cool, moist sites in the mountains of the central and northern Rockies west into Oregon and Washington, at elevations ranging from 820 to 2300 m. This community is restricted to flat or gently sloping alluvial terraces or benches and, less frequently, moist toeslopes or margins of fens or marshes. Stands may be temporarily flooded in the spring, and due to its location in riparian zones, the water table is usually within 1 m of the surface. Water flow and aeration in the rooting zone is usually good. Substrates are typically poorly drained, alluvial soils. Soil texture is variable ranging from coarse-loamy to clayey depending on alluvium, and sometimes organic. The overstory canopy is dominated by <i>Picea engelmannii</i> or <i>Picea engelmannii x glauca</i> hybrids. Other conifers or <i>Populus</i> spp. are often present. Shrub cover is typically high, with <i>Cornus sericea</i> usually the dominant shrub, although other species <i>Alnus incana</i> or <i>Ribes lacustre</i> are often present. Forb species richness is high but cover is low.  Accession Code: VB.CC.33595.CEGL002677 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.2.684344 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Engelmann Spruce / Red-osier Dogwood Woodland   Scientific: Picea engelmannii / Cornus sericea Woodland   Code: CEGL002677