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Abies lowiana - Picea breweriana / Gaultheria ovatifolia / Orthilia secunda Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies lowiana - Picea breweriana / Gaultheria ovatifolia / Orthilia secunda Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
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 lowiana, Picea breweriana</i>, and <i>Pinus lambertiana</i> codominate the tree canopy. <i>Gaultheria ovatifolia, Chimaphila umbellata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium parvifolium</i> are important understory components. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:28960-{B61BDCF3-2FCF-4E1E-8B8A-FEAAC0297702}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686702 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000051
  Translated: Sierra White Fir - Brewer Spruce / Western Teaberry / Sidebells Wintergreen Forest
  Scientific: Abies lowiana - Picea breweriana / Gaultheria ovatifolia / Orthilia secunda Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Abies concolor - Picea breweriana / Gaultheria ovatifolia / Orthilia secunda Forest
(similar) Abies concolor - Picea breweriana / Gaultheria ovatifolia / Orthilia secunda Forest
(similar) CEGL000051