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Tsuga heterophylla - Picea sitchensis - (Thuja plicata) / Polystichum munitum - Tiarella trifoliata Forest |
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Name: Tsuga heterophylla - Picea sitchensis - (Thuja plicata) / Polystichum munitum - Tiarella trifoliata Forest
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Description: This small-patch forest community occurs on rich circum-mesic sites in the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia at elevations from 0 to 350 m on the leeward side of the Queen Charlotte Ranges. It is characterized by a moderately closed canopy dominated by <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>, a sparse understory of shrubs and herbs, and a well-developed moss layer dominated by feathermosses with some leafy mosses. The forest canopy is dominated by high cover of <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> with moderate cover of <i>Picea sitchensis</i>. A moderate cover of regenerating <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> with low cover of <i>Vaccinium parvifolium</i> and <i>Menziesia ferruginea</i> characterizes the shrub layer. The poorly developed herb layer includes low cover of <i>Blechnum spicant, Athyrium filix-femina, Tiarella trifoliata, Dryopteris expansa, Maianthemum dilatatum, Huperzia haleakalae</i>, and <i>Moneses uniflora</i>. The well-developed moss layer is dominated by high cover of <i>Rhytidiadelphus loreus</i> with moderate cover of <i>Hylocomium splendens, Eurhynchium oreganum</i>, and <i>Rhizomnium glabrescens</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37355.CEGL002793
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Translated: Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce - (Western Red-cedar) / Western Swordfern - Threeleaf Foamflower Forest
  Scientific: Tsuga heterophylla - Picea sitchensis - (Thuja plicata) / Polystichum munitum - Tiarella trifoliata Forest
  Code: CEGL002793
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.783966 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo