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Mesic Udic Dry Shallow Outcrop

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Description

The Reference state is comprised of five communities in varying stages of regeneration following disturbance. Mesic Udic Dry Shallow Outcrop sites are dominated by evergreen trees, with a relatively sparse shrub and forb understory.

Dominant plant species

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), tree
Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii), tree
oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor), shrub
Cascade barberry (Mahonia nervosa), shrub
California blackberry (Rubus ursinus), shrub
Roemer's fescue (Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri), grass
western swordfern (Polystichum munitum), grass
pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata), grass
white hawkweed (Hieracium albiflorum), grass
woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), grass

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1.1. Douglas-fir, Pacific Madrone, Oceanspray, Cascade Barberry, Western Swordfern, and Pipsissewa

1.2. California Blackberry, Woodland Strawberry, and Roemer's Fescue

1.3. Douglas-fir, California Blackberry, Cascade Barberry, Western Swordfern, and Woodland Strawberry

1.4. Douglas-fir, Pacific Madrone, Oceanspray, Cascade Barberry, Western Swordfern, and White Hawkweed

1.5. Douglas-fir, Pacific Madrone, Oceanspray, Cascade Barberry, Western Swordfern, and Pipsissewa

Communities 1, 5 and 2 (additional pathways)

1.1. Douglas-fir, Pacific Madrone, Oceanspray, Cascade Barberry, Western Swordfern, and Pipsissewa

1.5. Douglas-fir, Pacific Madrone, Oceanspray, Cascade Barberry, Western Swordfern, and Pipsissewa

1.2. California Blackberry, Woodland Strawberry, and Roemer's Fescue

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