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G205 Pinus contorta var. contorta Forest & Woodland Group
Type Concept Sentence: This group consists of dry Pinus contorta var. contorta forests or woodlands on stabilized sand dunes.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Beach Pine Forest & Woodland Group
Colloquial Name: Vancouverian Dry Coastal Beach Pine Forest & Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Group
Type Concept: This group consists of old, stabilized sand dunes covered in forests or woodlands of Pinus contorta var. contorta. It occurs on long stabilized sand dunes in Washington, Oregon into northernmost California in the coastal areas. It may occur in British Columbia but this needs to be confirmed.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Pinus contorta var. contorta-dominated sites near the coast on old sand dunes.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Early-successional scrubby and stunted stands of lodgepole pine on sand dunes are part of ~North Pacific Maritime Dune & Coastal Beach Group (G498)$$, which is in a different division and macrogroup, 2.B.4.Nb ~Pacific North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division (D027)$$, and ~Pacific Coastal Cliff & Bluff Macrogroup (M058)$$, respectively.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: Dry conifer forests and woodlands 10-25 m tall with little understory structure.
Floristics: Dry conifer forests and woodlands dominated by Pinus contorta var. contorta.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Along the Pacific Coast, it occupies well-stabilized sand dunes.
Geographic Range: This group occurs along the coastal dunes and coastal mountains of northern California, Oregon and Washington. It may occur in British Columbia but this needs to be confirmed.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: BC, CA, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.833212
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.Nd Vancouverian Forest & Woodland Division | D192 | 1.B.2.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nd.3 Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce - Redwood Rainforest Macrogroup | M024 | 1.B.2.Nd.3 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.3.b Beach Pine Forest & Woodland Group | G205 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.b |
| Alliance | A3717 Beach Pine Sand Dune Woodland Alliance | A3717 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: >< Grand Fir: 213 (Eyre 1980) [Grand fir can occasionally be a dominant in occurrences of this group.]
>< Interior Ponderosa Pine: 237 (Eyre 1980)
< Pacific Douglas-fir: 229 (Eyre 1980)
>< Interior Ponderosa Pine: 237 (Eyre 1980)
< Pacific Douglas-fir: 229 (Eyre 1980)
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