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CEGL005540 Pseudotsuga menziesii - Tsuga heterophylla / Holodiscus discolor / Polystichum munitum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Douglas-fir - Western Hemlock / Oceanspray / Western Swordfern 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: Restricted to the Puget Lowland, Willamette Valley, and Georgia Depression.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: BC, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.942451
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.c Douglas-fir - Western Hemlock / Salal Rainforest Group | G240 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.c |
| Alliance | A3377 Western Hemlock - Douglas-fir / Salmonberry Mesic Forest Alliance | A3377 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.c |
| Association | CEGL005540 Douglas-fir - Western Hemlock / Oceanspray / Western Swordfern Forest | CEGL005540 | 1.B.2.Nd.3.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pseudotsuga menziesii - Tsuga heterophylla / Holodiscus discolor / Polystichum munitum (Chappell 2006b) [11 plots]
< Pseudotsuga menziesii - Tsuga heterophylla / Polystichum munitum (Kagan et al. 2004)
= Pseudotsuga menziesii-Tsuga heterophylla/Holodiscus discolor/Polystichum munitum (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_187]
< Tsuga heterophylla - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Polystichum munitum (Topik et al. 1986)
? CWH xm 1 /05 (Green and Klinka 1994)
< Pseudotsuga menziesii - Tsuga heterophylla / Polystichum munitum (Kagan et al. 2004)
= Pseudotsuga menziesii-Tsuga heterophylla/Holodiscus discolor/Polystichum munitum (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_187]
< Tsuga heterophylla - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Polystichum munitum (Topik et al. 1986)
? CWH xm 1 /05 (Green and Klinka 1994)
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- Topik, C., N. M. Halverson, and D. G. Brockway. 1986. Plant associations and management guide for the western hemlock zone. R6-ECOL-230a-1986. USDA Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 137 pp.
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- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.