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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Mahonia aquifolium Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Mahonia aquifolium Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This forest association of the central and eastern Siskiyou Mountains grows between 540-1525 m of elevation on southern aspects. Stands occupy all slope positions and topography. Sites are very warm and dry. Parent materials are metavolcanics and metasediments. <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> dominates the overstory tree canopy, with a much smaller percentage of <i>Pinus ponderosa</i>. The tree understory contains <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii, Arbutus menziesii</i> and/or <i>Quercus kelloggii</i>. <i>Mahonia aquifolium</i> and <i>Toxicodendron diversilobum</i> are the most constant shrub species. <i>Ceanothus integerrimus</i> invades sites that have been disturbed or burned. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:28978-{8D52B07F-5856-42F5-95BE-29D7FCD237B2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687683 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000069
  Translated: Douglas-fir / Hollyleaf Barberry Forest
  Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Mahonia aquifolium Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000069
(similar) Pseudotsuga menziesii / Mahonia aquifolium Forest
(similar) Pseudotsuga menziesii / Mahonia aquifolium Forest