| Ecoregions: Southern Interior Mountains and Sub-boreal Interior |
| Elevations: 400-1500m |
| Latitudes: 49-54 degrees |
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| Description: |
- Lower to mid-elevations on the windward slopes of the Cariboo, Monashee and Selkirk mountains; in the floodplains of the
Purcell and Continental Ranges; and in the Nass basin of northwestern BC
- Grades into IDF at lower elevations in the souther interior and SBS in the central interior. Grades into ESSF at higher
elevations in all areas
- Winters cool and wet; summers warm and dry
- Most productive interior forest zone with a great diversity of tree species, including western hemlock, western red cedar, and hybrid spruce in moist areas. Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine occur on drier sites and as seral communities. Devil's club and skunk cabbage
dominate in wetter sites
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| Representative Species: |
| Drier phase |
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Trees
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Tsuga heteophylla ( western hemlock) |
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Thuja plicata (western red cedar) |
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Larix oxidentalis (western larch) |
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Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir) |
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Pinus monticola (western white pine) |
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Betula papyrifera (white birch) |
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Shrubs |
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Lonicera utahensis (Utah honeysuckle) |
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Mahonia aquafolium (tall Oregon grape) |
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Corylus cornuta (hazelnut) |
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Physocarpus malvaceus (mallow ninebark) |
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Philadelphus lewissii (mock orange) |
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Herbs |
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Linnaea borealis (twinflower) |
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| Wetter Phase |
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Trees |
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Tsuga heteophylla ( western hemlock) |
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Thuja plicata (western red cedar) |
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Picea glauca (white spruce) |
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Shrubs |
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Oploponax horridus (Devil's club) |
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Herbs |
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Streptopus roseus (rosy twisted stalk) |
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Gymnocarpium, Dryopteris (Ferns) |
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| Potential Restoration Species: |
| Drier phase |
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Trees |
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Tsuga heteophylla ( western hemlock) |
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Thuja plicata (western red cedar) |
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Larix oxidentalis (western larch) |
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Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir) |
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Pinus monticola (western white pine) |
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Betula papyrifera (white birch) |
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Shrubs |
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Lonicera utahensis (Utah honeysuckle) |
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Mahonia aquafolium (tall Oregon grape) |
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Corylus cornuta (hazelnut) |
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Physocarpus malvaceus (mallow ninebark) |
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Philadelphus lewissii (mock orange) |
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Alnus incanta spp. tenuifolia (mountain alder) |
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Herbs |
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Calamagrostis rubescens (pinegrass) |
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| Wetter Phase |
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Trees |
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Tsuga heteophylla ( western hemlock) |
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Thuja plicata (western red cedar) |
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Picea glauca (white spruce) |
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Shrubs |
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Oploponax horridus (Devil's club) |
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Salix spp. (willow) |
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Alnus crispa var sinuata (Sitka alder) |
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Herbs |
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Asarum caudatum (wild ginger) |
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Athyrium filix-femina (lady fern) |
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Dryopteris expansa (spiny wood fern) |
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Gymnocarpium dryopteris (oak fern) |
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Smilacina racemosa (false Solomon's seal) |
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Tiarella trifoliata (foamflower) |
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Viola glabella (stream violet) |
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| Meidinger, D. and Pojar, J. 1991. Ecosystems of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests. 330 pp.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Srs/SRseries.htm |
