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Picea sitchensis / Lysichiton americanus Swamp Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Picea sitchensis / Lysichiton americanus Swamp Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association is a minor type in south-central Alaska's rainforests. It occurs on floodplains and undisturbed north-aspect foot slopes with less than 15% slope and at less than 30 m (100 feet) elevation. <i>Picea sitchensis</i> is the dominant conifer with <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> occasionally occurring as a minor associate. There are no shrub species dominant in this type, but <i>Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, Oplopanax horridus, Vaccinium ovalifolium</i>, and <i>Rubus spectabilis</i> may be present. <i>Lysichiton americanus</i> is well represented in the undergrowth. Herbaceous species with high constancy but low cover include <i>Rubus pedatus, Cornus canadensis, Tiarella trifoliata, Streptopus amplexifolius, Dryopteris expansa, Gymnocarpium dryopteris</i>, and <i>Phegopteris connectilis</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32154-{DB30C818-0596-4B7E-ADB8-3DC963241B2E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687148 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003271
  Translated: Sitka Spruce / Yellow Skunk-cabbage Swamp Forest
  Scientific: Picea sitchensis / Lysichiton americanus Swamp Forest
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