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Pinus contorta / Vaccinium ovalifolium Woodland | Pawuk, W. H., and E. J. Kissinge...
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Name: Pinus contorta / Vaccinium ovalifolium Woodland Reference: Pawuk, W. H., and E. J. Kissinge... Description: This plant association occurs on peatlands in southeastern Alaska from sea level to alpine. The topography includes broken mountain slopes, hill slopes, and, most frequently, lowlands. The soils are very poorly drained and consist of deep organic material. The overstory averages 50% cover and is dominated by <i>Pinus contorta var. contorta</i>. <i>Tsuga heterophylla, Tsuga mertensiana, Thuja plicata</i>, and <i>Chamaecyparis nootkatensis</i> are common codominants and also common in the understory. Tall-shrub cover averages 40% dominated by <i>Vaccinium ovalifolium</i> and <i>Menziesia ferruginea</i>. Low shrubs are also abundant, including <i>Vaccinium vitis-idaea</i> and <i>Ledum groenlandicum</i>. Herbaceous cover averages over 40% and includes <i>Cornus canadensis, Lysichiton americanus, Nephrophyllidium crista-galli (= Fauria crista-galli), Carex pauciflora, Carex aquatilis var. dives (= Carex sitchensis)</i>, and <i>Carex anthoxanthea</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.36463.CEGL003206 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:   Translated: Lodgepole Pine / Oval-leaf Blueberry Woodland   Code: CEGL003206   Scientific: Pinus contorta / Vaccinium ovalifolium Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689194 NatureServe Explorer