Cascadian Grand Fir - Douglas-fir Dry-Mesic Forest

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:East Cascades Moist-Mesic Grand Fir - Douglas-fir Forest
Scientific Name:Abies grandis - Pseudotsuga menziesii Dry-Mesic Cascadian Forest Alliance
Location:Canada (British Columbia); United States (Washington, Oregon)
Description:This alliance consists of forests dominated by Abies grandis or a mix of Pseudotsuga menziesii with Abies grandis. Several other conifers can dominate or codominate, including Pinus contorta, Pinus monticola, and Larix occidentalis. It occurs along the eastern slope of the Cascades south of Lake Chelan, in the eastern Okanogan Highlands in Washington, south to Mount Hood in Oregon.
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Child types

Name
Abies grandis - Picea engelmannii / Maianthemum stellatum Forest
Abies grandis - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia Forest
Abies grandis / Acer circinatum Forest
Abies grandis / Achlys triphylla Forest
Abies grandis / Arctostaphylos nevadensis Woodland
Abies grandis / Chrysolepis chrysophylla Forest
Abies grandis / Cornus nuttallii - Acer glabrum Forest
Abies grandis / Holodiscus discolor Forest
Abies grandis / Mahonia nervosa Forest
Abies grandis / Orthilia secunda Forest
Abies grandis / Polemonium pulcherrimum Forest
Abies grandis / Vaccinium membranaceum - Achlys triphylla Forest
Abies grandis / Vaccinium membranaceum Forest
Abies lasiocarpa - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Acer circinatum Woodland
Acer macrophyllum / Acer circinatum - Paxistima myrsinites - (Corylus cornuta) Woodland
Acer macrophyllum / Rubus parviflorus / Maianthemum racemosum Woodland
Acer macrophyllum / Symphoricarpos albus Woodland
Douglas-fir - Western White Spruce / Knight's Plume Moss Forest
Pseudotsuga menziesii - (Abies grandis) / Acer circinatum - Paxistima myrsinites Forest
Pseudotsuga menziesii - (Pinus ponderosa) / Symphoricarpos albus Forest
Pseudotsuga menziesii - (Tsuga heterophylla) / Acer circinatum - Paxistima myrsinites Forest

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