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Abies amabilis - (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Abies procera) / Vaccinium membranaceum / Xerophyllum tenax Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies amabilis - (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Abies procera) / Vaccinium membranaceum / Xerophyllum tenax Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association occurs at Mount Rainier National Park and in the northern and eastern Olympic Mountains at middle to high elevations. Sites are dry, usually on mid to upper slopes or ridgetops, with shallow or rocky soils and southerly aspects. The canopy is dominated by <i>Abies amabilis, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla</i>, and/or <i>Abies procera</i>. <i>Abies amabilis</i> or <i>Abies procera</i> occupy over 10% total cover. <i>Abies amabilis</i> typically dominates tree regeneration. The shrub layer varies from sparse to dense but always has <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i>, which usually is dominant. <i>Xerophyllum tenax</i> dominates a well-developed herb layer. <i>Rubus lasiococcus, Orthilia secunda, Clintonia uniflora</i>, or <i>Viola sempervirens</i> are often present. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29148-{632F75AF-E4B8-4799-9200-202410725EBB}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 12-Jun-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688227 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000239
  Translated: Pacific Silver Fir - (Douglas-fir, Noble Fir) / Thinleaf Huckleberry / Common Beargrass Forest
  Scientific: Abies amabilis - (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Abies procera) / Vaccinium membranaceum / Xerophyllum tenax Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Abies amabilis / Vaccinium membranaceum / Xerophyllum tenax Forest
(similar) CEGL000239
(similar) Abies amabilis / Vaccinium membranaceum / Xerophyllum tenax Forest