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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Racomitrium canescens Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Racomitrium canescens Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This small-patch community occurs along the southern mainland coast and adjacent islands of British Columbia. It is restricted to crests and upper steep slopes where soils are very shallow and exposed bedrock is present. This very dry, lowland evergreen woodland is characterized by scattered, stunted <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> and, sometimes, small amounts of <i>Pinus contorta var. contorta</i> and <i>Thuja plicata</i> which are restricted to deeper pockets of mineral soil in the underlying fractured bedrock. <i>Gaultheria shallon, Holodiscus discolor</i>, and <i>Vaccinium parvifolium</i> are the most common species in the sparse shrub layer. Herbs are also sparse and include <i>Festuca occidentalis, Polypodium glycyrrhiza</i>, and <i>Aira praecox</i>. The abundant moss layer is dominated by <i>Racomitrium canescens</i> and <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i>. The paucity of <i>Gaultheria shallon</i> and abundance of <i>Racomitrium canescens</i> and <i>Pleurozium schreberi</i> serve to differentiate this association from other closely related associations. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31696-{802A2A27-45EC-4AEB-A57C-AF7582805EE2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 25-May-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.783962 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002792
  Translated: Douglas-fir / Silver Moss Woodland
  Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Racomitrium canescens Woodland
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(similar) Pseudotsuga menziesii / Racomitrium canescens Woodland