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CEGL003392 Fraxinus latifolia / Spiraea douglasii Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Oregon Ash / Rose Spirea Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: According to Christy (2004), the habitat of this association is riparian woodland or forest with an open to closed canopy. Fraxinus latifolia is the only tree species present, and stands are characterized by a very dense shrub layer of Spiraea douglasii with little else present except Carex obnupta. Stands may be extensive along floodplains, and some have no doubt developed on abandoned pasture land and old prairie.
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: This association is found in western Oregon and southwestern Washington (Christy 2004).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | A3743 Oregon Ash - Black Cottonwood - Alder species Riparian Forest Alliance | A3743 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
| Association | CEGL003392 Oregon Ash / Rose Spirea Riparian Forest | CEGL003392 | 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: = Fraxinus latifolia / Spiraea douglasii (Titus et al. 1996)
= Fraxinus latifolia / Spiraea douglasii (McCain and Christy 2005) [3 plots]
= Fraxinus latifolia / Spiraea douglasii Association (Christy 2004)
= Fraxinus latifolia / Spiraea douglasii (McCain and Christy 2005) [3 plots]
= Fraxinus latifolia / Spiraea douglasii Association (Christy 2004)
- Christy, J. A. 2004. Native freshwater wetland plant associations of northwestern Oregon. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Oregon State University, Portland, OR.
- Kagan, J. S., J. A. Christy, M. P. Murray, and J. A. Titus. 2004. Classification of native vegetation of Oregon. January 2004. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Portland. 52 pp.
- McCain, C., and J. A. Christy. 2005. Field guide to riparian plant communities in northwestern Oregon. Technical Paper R6-NR-ECOL-TP-01-05. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland. 357 pp.
- Titus, J. H., J. A. Christy, D. Vander Schaaf, J. S. Kagan, and E. R. Alverson. 1996. Native wetland, riparian, and upland plant communities and their biota in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Report to the Environmental Protection Agency, Region X, Seattle, WA. Willamette Basin Geographic Initiative. Oregon Natural Heritage Program, The Nature Conservancy, Portland, OR.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.