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Tsuga heterophylla - (Thuja plicata, Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Polystichum munitum - Blechnum spicant Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga heterophylla - (Thuja plicata, Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Polystichum munitum - Blechnum spicant Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This closed-canopy forested community occurs at lower elevations on the south coast of British Columbia and adjacent islands, at lower elevations and major valleys along east Vancouver Island north to Kelsey Bay (0-700 m), and at lower elevations on the western Olympic Peninsula of Washington. It occurs as small to medium patches on sites with soils that are moist for a significant part of the growing season. Overstories are closed and dominated by high cover of <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>, with frequent and variable cover of <i>Thuja plicata</i> and/or <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. The moderately well-developed shrub layer is dominated by moderate cover of regenerating <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> and <i>Thuja plicata</i>, often together with <i>Gaultheria shallon</i>. <i>Polystichum munitum</i> predominates in the herb layer, with <i>Blechnum spicant</i> usually present with low to moderate cover. The moderately well-developed moss layer consists primarily of a high cover of <i>Hylocomium splendens</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31745-{105E646C-B500-46EE-9D19-71B97AD77CF2} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tsuga heterophylla - Thuja plicata / Blechnum spicant Rich Mesic Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.787973 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002843   Translated: Western Hemlock - (Western Red-cedar, Douglas-fir) / Western Swordfern - Deer Fern Forest   Scientific: Tsuga heterophylla - (Thuja plicata, Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Polystichum munitum - Blechnum spicant Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Tsuga heterophylla - (Thuja plicata, Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Polystichum munitum - Blechnum spicant Forest