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A4443 Picea rubens - Abies balsamea - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Spruce - Balsam Fir - Yellow Birch Forest Alliance
Colloquial Name: Montane Red Spruce - Fir - Yellow Birch Forest
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
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Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1150953
Confidence Level: Proposed (Submitted)
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.7 Sugar Maple - Yellow Birch - Eastern Hemlock Forest Macrogroup | M014 | 1.B.2.Na.7 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.7.d Red Spruce - Balsam Fir - Paper Birch Forest Group | G744 | 1.B.2.Na.7.d |
| Alliance | A4443 Red Spruce - Balsam Fir - Yellow Birch Forest Alliance | A4443 | 1.B.2.Na.7.d |
| Association | CEGL006112 Balsam Fir - (Mountain Paper Birch) Forest | CEGL006112 | 1.B.2.Na.7.d |
| Association | CEGL006128 Red Spruce - Balsam Fir / American Mountain-ash Forest | CEGL006128 | 1.B.2.Na.7.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., G. Fleming, K. Palmquist, K. Patterson, R. K. Peet, M. Pyne, M.P. Schafale, L. Sneddon, J. Vanderhorst, A. Weakley, T. Wentworth, E. Zimmerman, K. Walz. An Expert-based review of Appalachian, Piedmont and Coastal Plain Forests and Woodlands. Proceedings of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. USNVC-Proc-XX. April 2020. Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC., USA. xx pp.