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CEGL000561 Acer macrophyllum / Rubus spectabilis Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bigleaf Maple / Salmonberry Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This low-elevation to foothill association appears mostly on riparian floodplains, terraces or moist soils (seeps). It can occur on moist upland sites as early-seral vegetation. This closed broadleaf forest is dominated by Acer macrophyllum with occasional Alnus rubra. Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, and Thuja plicata can be present to prominent but in aggregate never exceeds broadleaf tree cover. Rubus spectabilis and/or Ribes bracteosum dominates the shrub understory with few other shrub species present. However, Acer circinatum can form an upper tall-shrub layer. Polystichum munitum and Tolmiea menziesii can be prominent to dominant in the herb layer. Claytonia sibirica, Circaea alpina, Carex deweyana, and Melica subulata are other frequent herbs. This association occurs in the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains.
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
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: BC?, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683703
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Ng Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D193 | 1.B.3.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Ng.1 Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M035 | 1.B.3.Ng.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d Sitka Spruce - Black Cottonwood - Oregon Ash Lowland Riparian Forest Group | G851 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
| Alliance | A3745 Bigleaf Maple - Red Alder Riparian Forest Alliance | A3745 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
| Association | CEGL000561 Bigleaf Maple / Salmonberry Riparian Forest | CEGL000561 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Acer macrophyllum / Rubus spectabilis (Chappell 2006b)
= Acer macrophyllum / Rubus spectabilis Community Type (Douglas 1971)
= Acer macrophyllum / Rubus spectabilis Forest Association (Rocchio et al. 2012)
= Acer macrophyllum/Rubus spectabilis Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Acer macrophyllum / Rubus spectabilis Community Type (Douglas 1971)
= Acer macrophyllum / Rubus spectabilis Forest Association (Rocchio et al. 2012)
= Acer macrophyllum/Rubus spectabilis Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
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- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
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