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Tsuga mertensiana - Abies amabilis / Vaccinium alaskaense / Rubus pedatus Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga mertensiana - Abies amabilis / Vaccinium alaskaense / Rubus pedatus Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This mountain hemlock - Pacific silver fir forest of Washington and British Columbia has a canopy codominated by <i>Tsuga mertensiana</i> and <i>Abies amabilis</i>. <i>Tsuga heterophylla</i> is often prominent and <i>Callitropsis nootkatensis</i> is occasionally prominent to dominant. The typically well-developed shrub layer is at least codominated by <i>Vaccinium alaskaense</i>. <i>Vaccinium ovalifolium</i> or <i>Vaccinium membranaceum</i> are usually present and occasionally codominant. The herb layer is variable. <i>Rubus pedatus</i> is the most consistent herb and is sometimes prominent. <i>Erythronium montanum, Clintonia uniflora</i>, and <i>Xerophyllum tenax</i> are occasionally prominent to codominant but inconsistent in occurrence. <i>Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata, Streptopus lanceolatus var. curvipes</i>, and <i>Maianthemum dilatatum</i> are absent or present with very low cover. In the Cascades and Olympic Mountains of Washington, this association occurs at middle to high elevations on a variety of well-drained sites that are moderately dry to moist. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34330-{465D4AB8-D90D-4433-813B-63283F71EE5C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 11-May-2016 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.942477 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005580
  Translated: Mountain Hemlock - Pacific Silver Fir / Alaska Blueberry / Strawberry-leaf Raspberry Forest
  Scientific: Tsuga mertensiana - Abies amabilis / Vaccinium alaskaense / Rubus pedatus Forest