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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Acer glabrum var. douglasii / Hylocomium splendens Woodland | BCMFRB [British Columbia Ministr...
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Acer glabrum var. douglasii / Hylocomium splendens Woodland
Reference: BCMFRB [British Columbia Ministr...
Description: This small-patch plant community is restricted to mid and upper slope positions of steep south- and west-facing slopes in central interior of British Columbia. Sites are dry and soils are usually coarse-textured, developed on colluvial and morainal materials. The mature forest canopy is moderately open and dominated by <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and occasionally includes scattered <i>Picea engelmannii x glauca</i> and <i>Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa</i>. Tree regeneration is also dominated by <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. Shrub and herb layers have a large diversity of species and high ground cover. Shrubs include <i>Acer glabrum var. douglasii, Mahonia aquifolium, Amelanchier alnifolia, Shepherdia canadensis</i>, and the more common <i>Rosa acicularis</i> and <i>Spiraea betulifolia</i>. The herbaceous layer includes <i>Prosartes trachycarpa (= Disporum trachycarpum), Lathyrus ochroleucus</i>, Asteraceae spp., and <i>Oryzopsis asperifolia</i>. The moderate moss layer is dominated by <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> and <i>Hylocomium splendens</i> with <i>Dicranum polysetum</i> and <i>Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus</i>. The presence of <i>Prunus virginiana, Vicia americana</i>, and abundant <i>Eurybia conspicua</i>, along with the absence or very low abundance of <i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i> and <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i> distinguish this type. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37302.CEGL002321
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: Douglas-fir / Douglas Maple / Stepmoss Woodland
  Translated: Douglas-fir / Douglas Maple / Splendid Feathermoss Woodland
  Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Acer glabrum var. douglasii / Hylocomium splendens Woodland
  Code: CEGL002321
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.735931 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo