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CEGL003393 Fraxinus latifolia / Symphoricarpos albus Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Oregon Ash / Common Snowberry Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: According to Christy (2004), this association is a riparian forest. Fraxinus latifolia is typically the only tree present in these stands. Symphoricarpos albus and Rubus ursinus may cover up to half the shrub layer, and Corylus cornuta may sometimes have cover up to 40%. The herb layer is dominated by monotypic stands of Carex obnupta with few other species present. Depressions with Carex obnupta may remain flooded into the growing season.
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: This association is found in western Oregon and southwestern Washington (Christy 2004).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689847
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 | A3743 Oregon Ash - Black Cottonwood - Alder species Riparian Forest Alliance | A3743 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
| Association | CEGL003393 Oregon Ash / Common Snowberry Riparian Forest | CEGL003393 | 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 / Symphoricarpos albus (McCain and Christy 2005) [2 plots]
= Fraxinus latifolia / Symphoricarpos albus Association (Christy 2004)
= Fraxinus latifolia / Symphoricarpos albus 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.
- Frenkel, R. E., and E. F. Heinitz. 1987. Composition and structure of Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) forest in William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Northwest Science 61:203-212.
- Heinitz, E. F. 1982. Vegetation ecology of Fraxinus latifolia communities in William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. M.S. thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 40 pp.
- 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.
- Kunze, L. M. 1994. Preliminary classification of native, low elevation, freshwater wetland vegetation in western Washington. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program. 120 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.