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Abies concolor - Picea breweriana / Vaccinium membranaceum / Goodyera oblongifolia Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies concolor - Picea breweriana / Vaccinium membranaceum / Goodyera oblongifolia Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association has been described only from southwestern Oregon, on the Illinois Valley and Applegate Districts of the Siskiyou and Rogue River national forests. It possibly occurs in the adjacent region of northern California, but has not been documented from there. The association is most common on northern aspects occurring within a narrow elevational band from 1220 to 1525 m (4000-5000 feet). Sites are usually concave, relatively cool and moist. This is a structurally diverse coniferous forest, with a continuous vertical structure difficult to categorize as layers. The canopy is dominated by <i>Abies concolor, Picea breweriana</i>, and <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. An important subcanopy dominant is <i>Quercus sadleriana</i>. The dominant shrubs are <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i> and <i>Chimaphila umbellata</i>. The herbaceous layer has moderate cover (25%), with only the perennial <i>Goodyera oblongifolia</i> present in all stands. There is a nonvascular ground cover of mosses, with 18% cover. Graminoids are lacking. <i>Picea breweriana</i> is a Klamath-Siskiyou endemic.  Accession Code: VB.CC.34270.CEGL000052 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.2.687218 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: White Fir - Brewer Spruce / Thinleaf Huckleberry / Western Rattlesnake-plantain Forest   Code: CEGL000052   Scientific: Abies concolor - Picea breweriana / Vaccinium membranaceum / Goodyera oblongifolia Forest