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Abies lasiocarpa / Trautvetteria caroliniensis Swamp Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa / Trautvetteria caroliniensis Swamp Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is typified by large trees on very moist sites. This community is native from northern Idaho's Selkirk Mountains south to Oregon's Wallowa Mountains. Elevations range between 1220-1525 m (4000-5000 feet). Aspects are variable. Soils are silt loams and silt which are relatively deep. In Idaho and Washington, this community is associated with small draws and valleys less than 50 m wide. Oregon occurrences are mid-slopes as well as bottomland sites or sloping seeps. The tree canopy is dominated by <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> and <i>Picea engelmannii</i> with 20-24% and 19-30% average cover, respectively. Small amounts of <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and <i>Larix occidentalis</i> occur in its northern distribution, while Oregon has minor <i>Pinus contorta</i> and <i>Abies grandis</i> cover. The major shrub is <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i> (5-14% cover). Important forbs are <i>Trautvetteria caroliniensis</i> (13%) and <i>Viola orbiculata</i> (8%). 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29248-{87F0C8A0-E9BA-406F-898B-840B42A57CE8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685295 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000339
  Translated: Subalpine Fir / Carolina Tassel-rue Swamp Forest
  Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa / Trautvetteria caroliniensis Swamp Forest
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(similar) Abies lasiocarpa / Trautvetteria caroliniensis Forest
(similar) CEGL000339
(similar) Abies lasiocarpa / Trautvetteria caroliniensis Forest