Alaskan Maritime Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce Rainforest

Type:Group
Parent classification:Vancouverian Coastal Rainforest
Scientific Name:Alaskan Maritime Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce Rainforest Group
Location:Canada (British Columbia); United States (Alaska)
Description:These are tall evergreen conifer rainforests dominated by Tsuga heterophylla and/or Picea sitchensis, often with other conifers, in the hypermaritime and maritime regions of southern and southeastern Alaska coast, extending to approximately Prince Rupert, British Columbia, along the Alaska-Canadian border.
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Child types

Name
Sitka Spruce / Common Ladyfern Forest
Sitka Spruce / Devil's-club Forest
Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce / Alaska Blueberry Forest
Western Hemlock - Western Red-cedar / Oval-leaf Blueberry Forest

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer