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CEGL003298 Alnus rubra / Acer circinatum / Claytonia sibirica Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Alder / Vine Maple / Siberian Springbeauty Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs at lower elevations on riparian floodplains, streambanks, or terraces in western Washington. Soils are somewhat well-drained. The canopy is dominated by Alnus rubra. Acer circinatum dominates a tall-shrub layer though Rubus spectabilis and other shrubs may be present. Athyrium filix-femina, Claytonia sibirica, Stachys chamissonis var. cooleyae, Polystichum munitum, and Tolmiea menziesii are often present and, collectively, usually have over 10% cover.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The one plot recorded at Mount Rainier National Park is transitional to ~Alnus rubra / Oplopanax horridus - Rubus spectabilis Riparian Forest (CEGL003399)$$.
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.2.689471
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
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 | CEGL003298 Red Alder / Vine Maple / Siberian Springbeauty Riparian Forest | CEGL003298 | 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: = Alnus rubra / Acer circinatum / Claytonia sibirica Forest (Titus et al. 1996)
= Alnus rubra / Acer circinatum association (Diaz and Mellen 1996)
= Alnus rubra/Acer circinatum/Claytonia sibirica Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Alnus rubra/Acer circinatum/Polystichum munitum Community Type (Mycek 1994)
= Alnus rubra / Acer circinatum association (Diaz and Mellen 1996)
= Alnus rubra/Acer circinatum/Claytonia sibirica Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Alnus rubra/Acer circinatum/Polystichum munitum Community Type (Mycek 1994)
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