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CEGL000113 Tsuga heterophylla / Rubus pedatus Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Western Hemlock / Strawberry-leaf Raspberry Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is an old-growth evergreen conifer forest restricted to the Pend Oreille River drainage in northeastern Washington. It is associated with upper elevation stream terraces, benches and gentle lower slopes at elevations between 1220 and 1525 m (4000-5000 feet). Soils are humic and highly acidic, have an abundance of large woody debris, and are covered with mosses and lichens. Stands are dominated by Tsuga heterophylla and often with Thuja plicata trees that form a complex vertical canopy. The undergrowth is a mixture of sparse, scattered deciduous shrubs such as Vaccinium membranaceum, Menziesia ferruginea, and Lonicera utahensis, with a rich assortment of cool wet-site low shrubs, ferns and forbs, such as Rubus pedatus, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Clintonia uniflora, and Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata.
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: Restricted to the one county in Washington perhaps with outliers in immediately adjacent state or province.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688045
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.Nb Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Division | D194 | 1.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nb.3 Western Hemlock - Grand Fir - Western Larch Mesic Lower Montane Forest Macrogroup | M500 | 1.B.2.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.3.b Western Red-cedar - Western Hemlock Central Rocky Mountain Forest Group | G217 | 1.B.2.Nb.3.b |
| Alliance | A3613 Western Hemlock - Western Red-cedar Warm-Mesic Central Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3613 | 1.B.2.Nb.3.b |
| Association | CEGL000113 Western Hemlock / Strawberry-leaf Raspberry Forest | CEGL000113 | 1.B.2.Nb.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Tsuga heterophylla / Rubus pedatus Association (Kovalchik 1993)
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- Kovalchik, B. L. 1993. Riparian plant associations on the national forests of eastern Washington - Draft version 1. USDA Forest Service, Colville National Forest, Colville, WA. 203 pp.
- Lillybridge, T. R., B. L. Kovalchik, C. K. Williams, and B. G. Smith. 1995. Field guide for forested plant associations of the Wenatchee National Forest. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-359. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. 335 pp.
- 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.
- Williams, C. K., and B. G. Smith. 1990. Forested plant associations of the Wenatchee National Forest. Unpublished draft prepared by the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 217 pp.
- Williams, C. K., and T. R. Lillybridge. 1985. Forested plant associations of the Colville National Forest. Draft. Unpublished field guide prepared for USDA Forest Service.