Vancouverian Coastal Rainforest

Type:Macrogroup
Parent classification:Pacific Coast Temperate Rainforest
Scientific Name:Tsuga heterophylla - Picea sitchensis - Sequoia sempervirens Rainforest Macrogroup
Location:Canada (British Columbia); United States (Washington, Alaska, Oregon, California)
Description:This macrogroup consists of lowland temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, dominated by Abies amabilis, Acer macrophyllum, Alnus rubra, Arbutus menziesii, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Picea sitchensis, Pinus contorta var. contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Sequoia sempervirens, Thuja plicata, and/or Tsuga heterophylla. Forests range from coastal very wet hypermaritime to slightly less wet leeward sites.
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Child types

Name
Alaskan Maritime Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce Rainforest
Californian Coastal Redwood Forest
North Pacific Maritime Douglas-fir - Western Hemlock Rainforest
North Pacific Red Alder - Bigleaf Maple - Douglas-fir Rainforest
North-Central Pacific Maritime Silver Fir - Western Hemlock Rainforest
North-Central Pacific Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce Rainforest
Vancouverian Dry Coastal Beach Pine Forest & Woodland

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer