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Pinus contorta var. contorta - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Gaultheria shallon Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus contorta var. contorta - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Gaultheria shallon Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association occurs in a wide range of environments in the Puget Lowlands, and the Olympic Mountains and North Cascade Range. Most locations are less than 850 m (2800 feet) elevation. Sites vary from flat terrain to steep slopes on variable aspects. These sites are dry to moderately dry and appear to have relatively nutrient-poor soil. This type occurs on gravelly, sandy loam outwash deposits, glacial till, and sedimentary residuum. Soil depth can be quite shallow. <i>Pinus contorta</i> usually dominates the tree layer with <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> typically prominent to codominant. <i>Pinus monticola</i> is often present and can be prominent in the canopy. <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> is usually present but with low abundance. The understory is a dense layer of <i>Gaultheria shallon</i> often with scattered <i>Vaccinium parvifolium</i>. <i>Vaccinium ovatum</i> is a common member of Puget Lowland representatives of this association. <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Mahonia nervosa, Gaultheria ovatifolia</i>, and <i>Pyrola picta</i> are frequent species in the typically depauperate ground cover. The lichen <i>Cladonia bellidiflora</i> occurs in most plots.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29059-{EB27E118-FFCE-4221-854A-0607EB56D7E1} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus contorta var. contorta Sand Dune Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688194 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000150   Translated: Beach Pine - Douglas-fir / Salal Forest   Scientific: Pinus contorta var. contorta - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Gaultheria shallon Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Pinus contorta var. contorta / Gaultheria shallon Forest (similar) Pinus contorta var. contorta / Gaultheria shallon Forest (similar) CEGL000150