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Pseudotsuga menziesii / Gaultheria shallon - Mahonia nervosa / Polystichum munitum Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Gaultheria shallon - Mahonia nervosa / Polystichum munitum Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: Canopy is dominated by <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> or occasionally codominated by <i>Acer macrophyllum</i>, with little to no <i>Tsuga heterophylla, Thuja plicata</i> or <i>Abies grandis</i> present. <i>Gaultheria shallon</i> or <i>Mahonia nervosa</i> dominates or codominates the understory and <i>Polystichum munitum</i> is always prominent to dominant in the herb layer. <i>Holodiscus discolor, Acer circinatum</i>, and/or <i>Corylus cornuta</i> can form a prominent to codominant tall-shrub layer. <i>Rubus ursinus</i> (an increaser with disturbance), and <i>Symphoricarpos albus</i> or <i>Rosa gymnocarpa</i> are often prominent in the shrub or dwarf-shrub layers. <i>Achlys californica, Achlys triphylla, Galium triflorum, Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia</i>, and <i>Festuca subulata</i> are frequently occurring herbs. This association occurs through much of lowland western Washington and in Oregon. These low-elevation sites are moderately dry to mesic and appear to be relatively nutrient-rich. Sites are flat to fairly steep, with aspects more often southerly to westerly. The plots represent a variety of slope positions, including plateaus/plains. Parent materials are variable, including glacial till, glacial outwash, and various bedrock (including ultramafics). Soil textures are loam to loamy sand, usually with abundant coarse fragments.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35612-{F021C1B5-AE5F-4D2B-8CC8-13D5789B00B8} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 07-Feb-2017 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Tsuga heterophylla - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Holodiscus discolor Dry Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.979545 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007365   Translated: Douglas-fir / Salal - Cascade Barberry / Western Swordfern Forest   Scientific: Pseudotsuga menziesii / Gaultheria shallon - Mahonia nervosa / Polystichum munitum Forest