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CEGL000342 Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum Forest

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Subalpine Fir / Thinleaf Huckleberry Forest

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This association occurs in the eastern Cascades at middle to high elevations. Sites are relatively cool and on moderate slopes. Abies lasiocarpa is dominant in the semi-open to closed tree canopy. Picea engelmannii and/or Pseudotsuga menziesii are usually present in the canopy. The shrub layer is typically moderately dense and dominated by Vaccinium membranaceum with Paxistima myrsinites. Vaccinium scoparium may be present. The herb layer is usually poorly developed with Calamagrostis rubescens, Carex geyeri, and Orthilia secunda most common.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: This may be equivalent to ~Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Vaccinium membranaceum Rocky Mountain Forest (CEGL000341)$$ described in the Northern Rockies but with occasional Cascadian elements, for example Vaccinium deliciosum.

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


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.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.5 Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce - Whitebark Pine Rocky Mountain Forest Macrogroup M020 1.B.2.Nb.5
Group 1.B.2.Nb.5.c Engelmann Spruce - Subalpine Fir - Mountain Hemlock Moist Forest & Woodland Group G218 1.B.2.Nb.5.c
Alliance A3614 Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce Rocky Mountain Moist Forest Alliance A3614 1.B.2.Nb.5.c
Association CEGL000342 Subalpine Fir / Thinleaf Huckleberry Forest CEGL000342 1.B.2.Nb.5.c
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Abies lasiocarpa - Vaccinium membranaceum Plant Community (Hall 1973)
= Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum (Henderson et al. 1989)
= Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum Habitat Type (Henderson et al. 1976)
= Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum Plant Association (Williams et al. 1990b)
= Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum Plant Association (Henderson et al. 1986)
= Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum Plant Association (Johnson and Clausnitzer 1992)
= Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium membranaceum Plant Association (Johnson and Simon 1987)
= Abies lasiocarpa-(Pseudotsuga menziesii)/Vaccinium membranaceum/Calamagrostis rubescens Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
Concept Author(s): Crawford et al. (2009)

Author of Description: Crawford et al. (2009)

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 06-12-15
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