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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cicuta douglasii Riparian Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cicuta douglasii Riparian Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This riparian forest of the Columbia Basin grows on stream terraces between 400-750 m of elevation. Winters are cool and receive the bulk of the area's 50 cm of annual precipitation. Summers are warm to hot with very little precipitation. The occurrences are generally patchy along streams, but in some locations line the floodplain. The canopy is locally dominated by <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i>, while <i>Alnus rhombifolia</i> can codominate in places where the valleys are broad enough for more extensive floodplains. <i>Cicuta douglasii</i> is the dominant forb in the understory. No other information is available on the species composition of this type. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29580-{7CAE4A86-3146-4B61-94C2-61C144E4F6C4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jun-1993 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685184 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000671
  Translated: Black Cottonwood / Western Water-hemlock Riparian Forest
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cicuta douglasii Riparian Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000671
(similar) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cicuta douglasii Forest
(similar) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Cicuta douglasii Forest