Woodland - Forêt ouverte. Pseudotsuga menziesii - Pinus contorta var. contorta - Festuca occidentalis - Niphotrichum canescens - Racomitium lanuginosum - Cladina spp. : douglas-fir - shore pine - western...: Fo12-45/21E-PDF

"CNVC00021 is an endemic association that occurs in southwestern coastal British Columbia and southeastern Vancouver Island. It is restricted to crests and steep upper slopes where soils are very shallow and exposed bedrock is present. This low elevation conifer woodland is characterized by scattered, stunted Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii ) and/or shore pine (Pinus contorta var. contorta ) - both of variable heights"--Page 1.

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Department/Agency Canadian National Vegetation Classification.
Canada. Natural Resources Canada, issuing body
Title Woodland - Forêt ouverte. Pseudotsuga menziesii - Pinus contorta var. contorta - Festuca occidentalis - Niphotrichum canescens - Racomitium lanuginosum - Cladina spp. : douglas-fir - shore pine - western fescue - grey rock moss - hoary rock moss - reindeer lichen - douglas de menzies - pin tordu côtier - fétuque de l'ouest - racomitre blanchâtre - racomitre laineux - cladonie / D. Meidinger, C. Chappell, C. Cadrin, G. Kittel, C. McCain, K. Boggs, J. Kagan, G. Cushon, A. Banner, T. DeMeo, M. Ryan, and K. Baldwin.
Variant title Pseudotsuga menziesii - Pinus contorta var. contorta / Festuca occidentalis / Niphotrichum canescens - Racomitium lanuginosum - Cladina spp. CNVC00021
Series title Canadian national vegetation classification (CNVC) = Classification nationale de la végétation du Canada (CNVC) ; CNVC00021
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Includes bibliographical references (page 9).
Publishing information Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario : Canadian National Vegetation Classification, May 2011.
©2011
Author / Contributor Meidinger, Dellis Vern, 1953- author.
Description 1 online resource (9 pages) : maps.
Catalogue number
  • Fo12-45/21E-PDF
Subject terms Plant anatomy -- Canada.
Vegetation classification -- Canada.
Plant ecology -- Canada.
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