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Abies grandis / Symphoricarpos albus Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies grandis / Symphoricarpos albus Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This forest community type of Oregon and Washington has been sampled on the Wallowa-Whitman and Malheur national forests of the eastern Blue Mountains Ecoregion. Geomorphic surfaces are floodplains and terraces in narrow to moderately steep, moderately wide, V-, flat- and trough-shaped valleys with moderately steep sideslopes. Valley aspects range from southwest- to north- and northwest-facing. Overstory vegetation is characterized by shade-tolerant <i>Abies grandis</i>; common seral tree species include <i>Picea engelmannii, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus contorta</i>, and <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i>. <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i> dominates the shrub layer, with <i>Ribes lacustre, Alnus incana, Acer glabrum, Rubus parviflorus, Amelanchier alnifolia, Philadelphus lewisii, Cornus sericea, Spiraea betulifolia</i>, and <i>Crataegus douglasii</i> occasionally associated. Herbaceous species commonly encountered include <i>Arnica cordifolia, Circaea alpina, Adenocaulon bicolor, Maianthemum stellatum, Achillea millefolium, Elymus glaucus</i>, and <i>Festuca occidentalis</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29191-{895ADA0D-8AD0-443B-BA29-B5CAF399A26A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Oct-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688774 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000282
  Translated: Grand Fir / Common Snowberry Forest
  Scientific: Abies grandis / Symphoricarpos albus Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000282
(similar) Abies grandis / Symphoricarpos albus Forest
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