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Betula occidentalis / Philadelphus lewisii - Symphoricarpos albus Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Betula occidentalis / Philadelphus lewisii - Symphoricarpos albus Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This riparian shrubland or short woodland community is known from low elevations of 427 to 1037 m (1400-3400 feet) in the Columbia Plateau and adjacent foothills in Oregon and Washington. This association generally appears well below treeline and within steppe or shrub-steppe settings, and is usually found on upper stream terraces, although it can occur on toeslopes or in the active floodplain. Short <i>Betula occidentalis</i> trees or tall shrubs, 4 to 9 m (15-30 feet) tall, form a dense to open woody layer usually with <i>Philadelphus lewisii</i> and/or <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i>. The shrub layer sometimes contains high cover of <i>Prunus virginiana, Ribes aureum, Clematis ligusticifolia, Rosa woodsii, Rosa nutkana</i>, or <i>Holodiscus discolor</i>. <i>Toxicodendron rydbergii</i> is abundant on more moist sites. The sparse herbaceous layer can have <i>Maianthemum stellatum</i> in abundance. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.33941.CEGL000489
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.2.683933 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Water Birch / Lewis' Mock Orange - Common Snowberry Shrubland
  Code: CEGL000489
  Scientific: Betula occidentalis / Philadelphus lewisii - Symphoricarpos albus Shrubland