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CEGL005521 Abies amabilis - Tsuga mertensiana - (Abies magnifica var. shastensis) / Vaccinium membranaceum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pacific Silver Fir - Mountain Hemlock - (Shasta Red Fir) / Thinleaf Huckleberry Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
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: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.942434
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.4 California Red Fir - Mountain Hemlock - Sierra Lodgepole Pine Forest Macrogroup | M025 | 1.B.2.Nd.4 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c Mountain Hemlock - Pacific Silver Fir - Alaska-cedar Wood Group | G849 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
| Alliance | A3723 Mountain Hemlock - Pacific Silver Fir Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3723 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
| Association | CEGL005521 Pacific Silver Fir - Mountain Hemlock - (Shasta Red Fir) / Thinleaf Huckleberry Forest | CEGL005521 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Abies amabilis / Vaccinium membranaceum - Rubus lasiococcus (Atzet and McCrimmon 1990)
= Abies amabilis-Tsuga mertensiana-(Abies x shastensis)/Vaccinium membranaceum (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_021]
< Tsuga mertensiana / Vaccinium membranaceum (Henderson et al. 1992)
= Abies amabilis-Tsuga mertensiana-(Abies x shastensis)/Vaccinium membranaceum (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_021]
< Tsuga mertensiana / Vaccinium membranaceum (Henderson et al. 1992)
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