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Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum / Valeriana sitchensis Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum / Valeriana sitchensis Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association occurs in the Cascades and in the northeastern Olympic Mountains at relatively high elevations and usually in relatively dry climatic zones. Sites have well-drained soils and usually southern aspects. <i>Abies lasiocarpa</i> dominates or codominates in a forest with a semi-open to closed tree canopy. <i>Abies amabilis</i> is usually present as the dominant regenerating tree and occasionally is codominant in the canopy. <i>Picea engelmannii</i> is sometimes prominent to codominant. The shrub layer is typically moderate in density and dominated by <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i>. <i>Sorbus sitchensis</i> and <i>Vaccinium deliciosum</i> are frequent. Occasionally shrubs are only sparsely represented. The well-developed, diverse, and variable herbaceous layer almost always has <i>Valeriana sitchensis</i> prominent to codominant. <i>Rubus lasiococcus, Arnica latifolia</i>, and <i>Veratrum viride</i> are usually present to codominant. <i>Clintonia uniflora, Rubus pedatus, Tiarella trifoliata, Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii</i>, and <i>Erythronium montanum</i> are less frequent but can be prominent to codominant.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31520-{DAF04666-FF50-4730-83A4-37C13C5E3C96} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 12-Jun-2015 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Abies amabilis - Tsuga mertensiana - Abies lasiocarpa Cascadian Forest & Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689132 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002612   Translated: Subalpine Fir / Thinleaf Huckleberry / Sitka Valerian Forest   Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum / Valeriana sitchensis Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL002612 (similar) Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum / Valeriana sitchensis Forest (similar) Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum / Valeriana sitchensis Forest