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CEGL000224 Abies amabilis / Menziesia ferruginea Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pacific Silver Fir / Rusty Menziesia Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs commonly at Mount Rainier and rarely in the North Cascades and the Olympic Mountains. Sites tend to be moist and well-drained, with more snow than average for middle elevations. Aspects tend to be northerly. The canopy is dominated or codominated by Abies amabilis with Tsuga heterophylla usually prominent to codominant. Pseudotsuga menziesii is occasionally prominent. The well-developed shrub layer is codominated by Menziesia ferruginea and one or more of the following: Vaccinium alaskaense, Vaccinium membranaceum, and Vaccinium ovalifolium. The herb layer is variable. Clintonia uniflora, Orthilia secunda, Rubus lasiococcus, and Rubus pedatus are usually present. Xerophyllum tenax or Erythronium montanum can be prominent to codominant.
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
note: No Data Available
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: US
States/Provinces: OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686399
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nd Vancouverian Forest & Woodland Division | D192 | 1.B.2.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nd.3 Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce - Redwood Rainforest Macrogroup | M024 | 1.B.2.Nd.3 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.3.d Pacific Silver Fir - Western Hemlock Rainforest Group | G241 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.d |
| Alliance | A3387 Pacific Silver Fir - Western Hemlock / Thinleaf Huckleberry Cold Forest Alliance | A3387 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.d |
| Association | CEGL000224 Pacific Silver Fir / Rusty Menziesia Forest | CEGL000224 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Abies amabilis / Menziesia ferruginea (Brockway and Topik 1984)
= Abies amabilis / Menziesia ferruginea (Lillybridge et al. 1995) [ABAM/MEFE WEN ASSOCIATION CFS542]
? Abies amabilis-Tsuga heterophylla/Vaccinium membranaceum-Menziesia ferruginea Community Type (del Moral and Long 1977)
= Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_001]
= Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea PNW (Lillybridge et al. 1995) [ABAM/MEFE-PNW]
? Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea Wen Association (Kovalchik 2001)
? Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea-PNW (McCain and Diaz 2002b)
? Abies amabilis/Vaccinium membranaceum/Clintonia uniflora Community Type (del Moral et al. 1976)
? Abies amabilis/Vaccinium ovalifolium Association (Franklin 1966)
= Pacific Silver Fir / Fool''s Huckleberry Association (CF S2-54) ABAM/MEFE (Brockway et al. 1983)
= Pacific silver fir / fool''s huckleberry (ABAM/MEFE) (Hemstrom et al. 1982)
= Abies amabilis / Menziesia ferruginea (Lillybridge et al. 1995) [ABAM/MEFE WEN ASSOCIATION CFS542]
? Abies amabilis-Tsuga heterophylla/Vaccinium membranaceum-Menziesia ferruginea Community Type (del Moral and Long 1977)
= Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_001]
= Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea PNW (Lillybridge et al. 1995) [ABAM/MEFE-PNW]
? Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea Wen Association (Kovalchik 2001)
? Abies amabilis/Menziesia ferruginea-PNW (McCain and Diaz 2002b)
? Abies amabilis/Vaccinium membranaceum/Clintonia uniflora Community Type (del Moral et al. 1976)
? Abies amabilis/Vaccinium ovalifolium Association (Franklin 1966)
= Pacific Silver Fir / Fool''s Huckleberry Association (CF S2-54) ABAM/MEFE (Brockway et al. 1983)
= Pacific silver fir / fool''s huckleberry (ABAM/MEFE) (Hemstrom et al. 1982)
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