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Abies amabilis - (Tsuga heterophylla) / Vaccinium membranaceum - Vaccinium alaskaense Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Abies amabilis - (Tsuga heterophylla) / Vaccinium membranaceum - Vaccinium alaskaense Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This Pacific silver fir forest occurs in Washington. <i>Abies amabilis</i> codominates the canopy with one or more of the following codominants: <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> (usually), <i>Callitropsis nootkatensis</i> (occasionally), <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> (occasionally prominent), or <i>Picea engelmannii</i> (east Cascades only). The shrub layer is usually well-developed and codominated by <i>Vaccinium alaskaense</i> and <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i>. <i>Menziesia ferruginea</i> is often present. The herb layer is variable, with <i>Clintonia uniflora, Rubus pedatus, Rubus lasiococcus, Orthilia secunda</i>, and <i>Goodyera oblongifolia</i> the most frequent species. In the Cascade Range and the Olympic Mountains, this association occurs at middle elevations on well-drained sites. It is absent from the wettest climatic areas such as the western Olympics. Many natural-origin stands occur on protected lands; however, some non-protected stands are subject to logging and development. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34276-{3D2D78BA-4EA7-459E-A29B-FC3E7A078D59}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 10-May-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.942430 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005517
  Translated: Pacific Silver Fir - (Western Hemlock) / Thinleaf Huckleberry - Alaska Blueberry Forest
  Scientific: Abies amabilis - (Tsuga heterophylla) / Vaccinium membranaceum - Vaccinium alaskaense Forest