Login | Datasets | Logout
Jump to... Home PLOT search PLANT search COMMUNITY search Simple search Manage datasets Tutorial About FAQ ------- Site map VegBranch Data dictionary ERD

stdcommconcept3434034340

View Community Concepts - Detail

Abies concolor - Picea breweriana / Gaultheria ovatifolia / Orthilia secunda Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
click to update datacart
Name: Abies concolor - Picea breweriana / Gaultheria ovatifolia / Orthilia secunda Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is a rare, mixed-conifer community located on cool, wet sites and codominated by the regional endemic <i>Picea breweriana</i>. This association is restricted to the Klamath-Siskiyou region at elevations of 1220-1525 m (4000-5000 feet). Aspects are variable with slopes ranging from 16-47%. Sites are characterized by concave topography on schist and mixed metamorphic parent material. <i>Abies concolor, Picea breweriana</i>, and <i>Pinus lambertiana</i> codominate the tree canopy with 17%, 17%, and 11% cover, respectively. <i>Gaultheria ovatifolia, Chimaphila umbellata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium parvifolium</i> are important understory components, each supporting about 8% cover.  Accession Code: VB.CC.34340.CEGL000051 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.2.686702 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: White Fir - Brewer Spruce / Western Teaberry / Sidebells Wintergreen Forest   Scientific: Abies concolor - Picea breweriana / Gaultheria ovatifolia / Orthilia secunda Forest   Code: CEGL000051