Sitka Spruce / Salmonberry Mesic Forest

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:North-Central Pacific Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce Rainforest
Scientific Name:Picea sitchensis / Rubus spectabilis Mesic Forest Alliance
Location:United States (Washington, Oregon); Canada (British Columbia)
Description:This alliance consists of tall conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest dominated by Picea sitchensis, often mixed with Tsuga heterophylla and other conifers, with wet indicator understory species such as Oplopanax horridus and Rubus spectabilis. Soils are subirrigated, well-oxygenated and wet but not saturated. Sites contain subhydric soils, are water-receiving, and are generally poorly drained microsites.
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Child types

Name
Picea sitchensis - (Pseudotsuga menziesii) / Vaccinium parvifolium - Menziesia ferruginea Forest
Picea sitchensis - Acer macrophyllum / Oplopanax horridus - Rubus spectabilis / Maianthemum dilatatum Forest
Picea sitchensis - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Oplopanax horridus Forest
Picea sitchensis - Pseudotsuga menziesii / Rubus spectabilis Forest
Picea sitchensis - Tsuga heterophylla / Oplopanax horridus - Rubus spectabilis / Gymnocarpium dryopteris Forest
Tsuga heterophylla - (Abies amabilis) - Picea sitchensis / Oplopanax horridus Forest

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer