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Sequoiadendron giganteum Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Sequoiadendron giganteum Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance consists of mixed conifer forest where <i>Sequoiadendron giganteum</i> is the dominant or at least characteristic tree within the stand. Other trees present in the canopy include <i>Abies lowiana, Calocedrus decurrens, Abies magnifica, Quercus kelloggii, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus contorta var. murrayana, Pinus ponderosa</i>, and/or <i>Pinus lambertiana</i>. Shrubs may be infrequent to common and include <i>Chrysolepis sempervirens, Chamaebatia foliolosa, Ceanothus</i> spp., <i>Arctostaphylos patula, Rhododendron occidentale, Ribes</i> spp., <i>Rosa</i> spp., and <i>Rubus</i> spp. Stand structure and composition vary considerably with elevation, latitude, exposure, soil moisture, and time since most recent fire or disturbance. This forest alliance occurs along the western slope of California's Sierra Nevada. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39349-{1A0BD2E3-02D9-450A-84AA-3ACA0CE0CF38}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.935195 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A4150
  Translated: Giant Sequoia Forest Alliance
  Common: Giant Sequoia Forest
  Scientific: Sequoiadendron giganteum Forest Alliance