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Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum / Brachythecium spp. Woodland | BCMFRB [British Columbia Ministr...
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum / Brachythecium spp. Woodland
Reference: BCMFRB [British Columbia Ministr...
Description: This small- to medium-patch community of British Columbia occurs mainly on crests and moderately steep to steep aspects, often on south-facing slopes. The moderately open forest canopy is dominated by <i>Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa</i> and <i>Picea engelmannii x glauca</i>, with <i>Pinus contorta var. latifolia</i> and <i>Pinus albicaulis</i>. The understory is moderately well-developed and includes <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i> with <i>Paxistima myrsinites</i> and <i>Rhododendron albiflorum</i> in the shrub layer and a sparse herb layer of <i>Orthilia secunda, Lupinus arcticus</i>, and <i>Arnica cordifolia</i>. The bryophyte layer is also sparse, including low cover of <i>Brachythecium</i> sp., <i>Peltigera</i> sp., and <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37297.CEGL002327
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:   Common: Subalpine Fir / Huckleberry / Ragged Moss Woodland
  Translated: Subalpine Fir / Thinleaf Huckleberry / Ragged Moss species Woodland
  Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum / Brachythecium spp. Woodland
  Code: CEGL002327
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.736009 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo