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CEGL005636 Abies lasiocarpa / Vaccinium deliciosum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Subalpine Fir / Cascade Bilberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: The open canopy is always dominated by Abies lasiocarpa. Tsuga mertensiana is occasionally present but never prominent. Callitropsis nootkatensis or Picea engelmannii can be prominent. The well-developed dwarf-shrub layer is dominated or codominated by Vaccinium deliciosum. Paxistima myrsinites, Phyllodoce empetriformis, Vaccinium membranaceum, or Vaccinium scoparium are usually present or occasionally prominent in the dwarf-shrub layer. The herb layer is usually low to moderate in cover. Arnica latifolia, Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii, Valeriana sitchensis, Luetkea pectinata, Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, Pedicularis racemosa, or Rubus lasiococcus are usually present. This association occurs at high elevations in the Cascade Range and the Olympic Mountains and in Oregon. It is found at the ecotone between forest and subalpine parkland or as tree islands within the subalpine parkland.
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: The open canopy is always dominated by Abies lasiocarpa. Tsuga mertensiana is occasionally present but never prominent. Callitropsis nootkatensis (= Cupressus nootkatensis) or Picea engelmannii can be prominent. The well-developed dwarf-shrub layer is dominated or codominated by Vaccinium deliciosum. Paxistima myrsinites (= Pachistima myrsinites), Phyllodoce empetriformis, Vaccinium membranaceum, or Vaccinium scoparium are usually present or occasionally prominent in the dwarf-shrub layer. The herb layer is usually low to moderate in cover. Arnica latifolia, Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii, Valeriana sitchensis, Luetkea pectinata, Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus, Lupinus latifolius, Pedicularis racemosa, or Rubus lasiococcus are usually present.
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.2.979413
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 | A3726 Pacific Silver Fir - Mountain Hemlock - Subalpine Fir Cascadian Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3726 | 1.B.2.Nd.4.c |
| Association | CEGL005636 Subalpine Fir / Cascade Bilberry Woodland | CEGL005636 | 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 lasiocarpa/Vaccinium deliciosum Association (Lillybridge et al. 1995)
= Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium deliciosum Community (Wooten and Morrison 1995)
= Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium deliciosum Woodland (Crawford et al. 2009) [PNWCOAST_031]
= Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium deliciosum Woodland (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_031]
= Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium deliciosum Community (Wooten and Morrison 1995)
= Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium deliciosum Woodland (Crawford et al. 2009) [PNWCOAST_031]
= Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium deliciosum Woodland (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_031]
- Crawford, R. C., C. B. Chappell, C. C. Thompson, and F. J. Rocchio. 2009. Vegetation classification of Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic national parks. Plant association descriptions and identification keys: Appendices A-G. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCCN/NRTR--2009/D-586. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 586 pp.
- Lillybridge, T. R., B. L. Kovalchik, C. K. Williams, and B. G. Smith. 1995. Field guide for forested plant associations of the Wenatchee National Forest. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-359. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. 335 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.
- Wooten, G., and P. Morrison. 1995. Classification of vascular plant communities of the North Cascades using discreet space boundary analysis. Unpublished report. 113 pp.