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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Riparian Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Riparian Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association is common in southeastern and coastal south-central Alaska. It is found on newly exposed, well-drained gravels on outburst floodplains and active floodplains, and on dunes of outburst floodplains. Flooding occurs seasonally to rarely on the floodplains. It is dominated by relatively young (40-80 years old) <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> up to 20 m (65 feet) tall. Spruce and cottonwood regeneration are uncommon in the thick shrub cover. <i>Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata</i> and <i>Rubus spectabilis</i> often form a nearly impenetrable thicket between the widely spaced <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> trees. Herbaceous species are sparsely represented, and the most common is <i>Circaea alpina</i>. This community is an early-seral type that may eventually be replaced by <i>Picea sitchensis</i> forest and, possibly, by a <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> forest. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32166-{24221864-4A1C-4B62-B50A-4A1FA06844ED}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684335 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003283
  Translated: Black Cottonwood / Salmonberry Riparian Woodland
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Riparian Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland
(similar) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Rubus spectabilis Woodland
(similar) CEGL003283