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Picea sitchensis - Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Riparian Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Picea sitchensis - Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Riparian Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is an early seral type on floodplains and outwash plains of southeastern Alaska. It is primarily found on newly exposed, well-drained gravel on young proximal outwash and floodplains. River flooding is rare within most of these stands. This association is codominated in the overstory by <i>Picea sitchensis</i> and <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i>. Common shrubs include <i>Oplopanax horridus, Vaccinium ovalifolium</i>, and <i>Rubus pedatus</i>. Herbaceous cover is sparse and includes <i>Tiarella trifoliata</i> and <i>Athyrium filix-femina</i>. It is distinct from other <i>Picea sitchensis</i>-dominated communities in that <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> occurs as an overstory codominant, and <i>Oplopanax horridus</i> dominates the understory. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32161-{CECB3D03-9AF4-4551-9263-9BC0B4A19AFD}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687801 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003278
  Translated: Sitka Spruce - Black Cottonwood / Devil's-club Riparian Forest
  Scientific: Picea sitchensis - Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Riparian Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL003278
(similar) Picea sitchensis - Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Forest
(similar) Picea sitchensis - Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Forest