Cedar hemlock douglas-fir forest

Cedar hemlock douglas-fir forest is a vegetation association in California, United States. This is one of the Kuchler system forest types used to classify California plant communities.[1] As the name implies, dominant tree types are Incense cedar, Western Hemlock and Douglas fir. The forest type is classified FRES20 in the Kuchler system.[2] Understory flora associates include Toyon and Western poison oak.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ B. Harper-Lore, 2000
  2. ^ W.C. Fischer, 1996
  3. ^ C.M. Hogan, 2008

Further reading edit

  • Bonnie Harper-Lore, Maggie Wilson (2000) Roadside Use of Native Plants, United States Office of Natural Environment. Water and Ecosystems Team, Published by Island Press, 665 pp ISBN 1-55963-837-0
  • William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1996) Fire Effects Information System: User's Guide, DIANE Publishing, 131 pp ISBN 0-7881-4568-1
  • C.Michael Hogan (2008) "Western poison-oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum", GlobalTwitcher, ed. Nicklas Strömberg