Cedar hemlock douglas-fir forest explained

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]

See also

• California oak woodland
• Mixed conifer forest

Further reading

• 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
• William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1996) Fire Effects Information System: User's Guide, DIANE Publishing, 131 pp
• C.Michael Hogan (2008) "Western poison-oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum", GlobalTwitcher, ed. Nicklas Strömberg

Notes and References

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