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Tsuga heterophylla - (Abies amabilis) - Picea sitchensis / Oplopanax horridus Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga heterophylla - (Abies amabilis) - Picea sitchensis / Oplopanax horridus Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community is found along the mainland coast adjacent to and sparingly on the northern half of Vancouver Island, northward to Portland Canal and including the windward Queen Charlotte Islands. The distribution of this community is below 600 m above sea level in the outer coast, and closer to below 400 m nearing the windward western slopes of the Coast Mountains. This highly productive coniferous forest community is situated on mainly lower slope or toeslope positions. With the exception of the Queen Charlotte Islands where <i>Abies amabilis</i> is absent, <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> and <i>Abies amabilis</i> are the dominant trees in the frequently patchy open canopy, accompanied by variable coverage of <i>Picea sitchensis</i> and <i>Thuja plicata</i>. The shrub layer is normally dominated by <i>Oplopanax horridus</i>, followed in cover by <i>Rubus spectabilis, Vaccinium</i> spp., and <i>Menziesia ferruginea</i>. The herb layer is often well-developed, featuring <i>Blechnum spicant, Dryopteris expansa</i>, and rich-site indicators such as <i>Athyrium filix-femina</i> and <i>Tiarella</i> spp. Along with the omnipresent <i>Rhytidiadelphus loreus</i> and <i>Hylocomium splendens</i>, a number of rich-site bryophytes are common. These sites are easily distinguished by their productive coniferous forest, abundance of <i>Oplopanax horridus</i>, and their lower slope or toeslope positions.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31734-{9817E666-8F8B-44F1-8633-FC31E7D67C2D} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 13-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Picea sitchensis / Rubus spectabilis Mesic Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.787597 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002832   Translated: Western Hemlock - (Pacific Silver Fir) - Sitka Spruce / Devil's-club Forest   Scientific: Tsuga heterophylla - (Abies amabilis) - Picea sitchensis / Oplopanax horridus Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Tsuga heterophylla - (Abies amabilis) - Picea sitchensis / Oplopanax horridus Forest