Indicator Species of Forested Plant Associations on National Forests of Northwestern Washington |
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4000 feet elevation Alaska Alaska south Arnica Arnica latifolia basal leaves berry British Columbia bumblebee bumblebee pollinated Cascades and Olympics Chimaphila menziesii Coast Ranges conifer forests deciduous Description disperse the seeds drier ecozones driest dry sites east elliptic Ericaceae Ericaceae Heath Family Erythronium montanum evergreen feet in height fleshy flowering stalk flowering stem Flowers June fronds Fruits mature August Fruits mature July Habitat and Distribution hairy HUCKLEBERRY Vaccinium Idaho inches tall inconspicuous indicator species July through September July to September June through August leaf axils leaflets leathery Liliaceae Lily Family lobes Low-growing perennial herb Lupinus latifolius mammals which disperse mesic mid-elevations midvein moist sites montane Occurs throughout Olympic Mountains Olympics and Coast ovate Oxalis Oxalis oregana petals Phyllodoce empetriformis pink pinnately PRINCE'S PINE Pyrola rhizomes Rosy Twisted-stalk Rubus pedatus shiny Showy slender south to California stalks from leaf Subalpine Fir subshrub throughout the area Tiarella unifoliata urn-shaped wetter ecozones
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Page 8 - For example, in the area defined as ecozone 1 0, the Silver Fir Zone is first encountered on modal sites, at about 2700 feet on northeast aspects and at about 3200 feet on southwest aspects.
Page 8 - The distribution of most plant associations are correlated to this pattern; some are more abundant in wetter ecozones, while others occur much more frequently in the drier ecozones.