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Picea sitchensis - Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis - Oplopanax horridus / Lysichiton americanus Riparian Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Picea sitchensis - Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis - Oplopanax horridus / Lysichiton americanus Riparian Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association is found on low-elevation floodplains of southeastern Alaska. It represents the most frequently disturbed portion of the riparian zone on well-drained undifferentiated alluvium. The stands occur below 60 m (200 feet) elevation. It has a relatively closed canopy averaging 55% cover. <i>Picea sitchensis</i> and <i>Alnus rubra</i> dominate the overstory, and <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> is a common associate. Overstory height averages 45 m (148 feet) tall. The understory shrub layer is dominated by <i>Rubus spectabilis</i>, and <i>Oplopanax horridus</i> and <i>Ribes bracteosum</i> are also common. The herbaceous layer is sparse and includes <i>Circaea alpina</i> and <i>Tiarella trifoliata</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32136-{C2D12368-6046-4575-9EB8-D42A85E63E5A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687137 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003253
  Translated: Sitka Spruce - Red Alder / Salmonberry - Devil's-club / American Skunk-cabbage Riparian Forest
  Scientific: Picea sitchensis - Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis - Oplopanax horridus / Lysichiton americanus Riparian Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Picea sitchensis - Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis Woodland
(similar) CEGL003253
(similar) Picea sitchensis - Alnus rubra / Rubus spectabilis Woodland