North-Central Pacific Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce Rainforest

Type:Group
Parent classification:Vancouverian Coastal Rainforest
Scientific Name:Tsuga heterophylla - Picea sitchensis North-Central Pacific Rainforest Group
Location:Canada (British Columbia); United States (Oregon, Alaska, California, Washington)
Description:These are tall evergreen conifer forests composed of Tsuga heterophylla, Picea sitchensis, and Thuja plicata (either mixed or singly) that occupy the hypermaritime zone of the Pacific Northwest rainforest region on and near the Pacific Coast, along a heavy rain and fog belt from about Prince Rupert, British Columbia, south to Point Arena, California.
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Child types

Name
Grand Fir - Sitka Spruce - Western Red-cedar Forest
North Pacific Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce Forest
Port Orford-cedar - Sitka Spruce Forest
Sitka Spruce / Salmonberry Mesic Forest
Sitka Spruce Stabilized Dune Forest
Western Hemlock - Western Red-cedar - Alaska-cedar Forest
Western Hemlock - Western Red-cedar Rich Mesic Forest

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer