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Tsuga heterophylla - Callitropsis nootkatensis / Vaccinium (alaskaense, ovalifolium) - Oplopanax horridus Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga heterophylla - Callitropsis nootkatensis / Vaccinium (alaskaense, ovalifolium) - Oplopanax horridus Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This plant association is widespread throughout southeastern Alaska. It occurs on a variety of valley, hill and mountain landforms. It is most characteristic on upper portions of heavily dissected mountain slopes, up to 460 m (1500 feet) elevation. As with other <i>Oplopanax horridus</i> associations, it is typical along V-notches. The soils are mineral and somewhat poorly drained. The forest canopy is closed (mean cover of 69%) and codominated by <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> and <i>Callitropsis nootkatensis</i>. <i>Picea sitchensis</i> also occurs. The forest canopy averages 34 m (110 feet) tall and snags are common. All three tree species occur in the understory. The shrub layer is characterized by <i>Vaccinium</i> spp., primarily <i>Vaccinium ovalifolium</i>, and <i>Oplopanax horridus</i>. Herbaceous species are abundant and include <i>Cornus canadensis</i> and <i>Rubus pedatus</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32124-{AF80CDA0-C9F1-4FFF-ABDE-BBCE1C737DE5} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Picea sitchensis / Oplopanax horridus Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683147 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003241   Translated: Western Hemlock - Alaska-cedar / (Alaska Blueberry, Oval-leaf Blueberry) - Devil's-club Forest   Scientific: Tsuga heterophylla - Callitropsis nootkatensis / Vaccinium (alaskaense, ovalifolium) - Oplopanax horridus Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Tsuga heterophylla - Chamaecyparis nootkatensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium - Oplopanax horridus Forest (similar) CEGL003241 (similar) Tsuga heterophylla - Chamaecyparis nootkatensis / Vaccinium ovalifolium - Oplopanax horridus Forest