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Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Riparian Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Riparian Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This plant association is common in southeastern Alaska and Prince William Sound. It is found on newly exposed, well-drained gravels of outburst and active floodplains. <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> dominates the association ranging to 20 m (65 feet) tall, 20-76 cm (8-30 inches) in diameter, and 40-150 years old. Downed logs are uncommon. <i>Picea sitchensis</i> and <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> regeneration are uncommon in the thick shrub cover. <i>Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, Oplopanax horridus</i>, and <i>Sambucus racemosa</i> often form a nearly impenetrable thicket between the widely spaced <i>Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa</i> trees. Forbs are sparsely represented and include <i>Circaea alpina</i> and <i>Athyrium filix-femina</i>. This is an early-seral type that will eventually be replaced by a <i>Picea sitchensis</i> forest and then, possibly, by <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32167-{6F02CED7-DAF3-4AF3-AB3C-F4966F3BF7C8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687637 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003284
  Translated: Black Cottonwood / Devil's-club Riparian Woodland
  Scientific: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Riparian Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland
(similar) Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Oplopanax horridus Woodland
(similar) CEGL003284