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CEGL005525 Picea sitchensis / Maianthemum dilatatum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sitka Spruce / False Lily-of-the-Valley Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is reported from Alaska and Washington. Picea sitchensis dominates the canopy. Tsuga heterophylla and Thuja plicata are occasionally present. A shrub layer is typically absent to very sparse. Maianthemum dilatatum dominates the well-developed herb layer with Blechnum spicant and Polystichum munitum often present. Mosses can be a prominent ground cover. This forested association occurs on well-drained upland sites on the western coastal plain within the immediate salt spray zone. Sites are relatively flat and adjacent to the top of coastal cliffs. This type also occurs on sand and gravel substrates in the lee of thickets of young trees and driftwood piles adjacent to beaches. This association occurs as small patches within a very limited distribution (within 20 km of the coastline).
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: AK, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.942440
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.3 Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce - Redwood Rainforest Macrogroup | M024 | 1.B.2.Nd.3 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nd.3.f Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce North-Central Pacific Rainforest Group | G751 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.f |
| Alliance | A3604 Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce / Gooseneck Moss Forest Alliance | A3604 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.f |
| Association | CEGL005525 Sitka Spruce / False Lily-of-the-Valley Forest | CEGL005525 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Picea sitchensis / Maianthemum dilatatum (Sawyer et al. 2009) [83.200.01]
= Picea sitchensis/Maianthemum dilatatum (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_055]
= Picea sitchensis/Maianthemum dilatatum Community (Kratz 1975)
= Picea sitchensis/Maianthemum dilatatum Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
= Picea sitchensis/Maianthemum dilatatum (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_055]
= Picea sitchensis/Maianthemum dilatatum Community (Kratz 1975)
= Picea sitchensis/Maianthemum dilatatum Forest (Crawford et al. 2009)
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