An assemblage of plant species that occur widely enough across the landscape to be recognized as a unit. This assemblage can be a pioneer group of species, a late successional group, or a combination of both.
An inter-related and interdependent assemblage of vegetation having structural and species diversity (i.e., Western red cedar, Western hemlock, salal, Oregon grape, Evergreen huckleberry, Sword fern, mosses, and lichens).
a group of plants typically found together and dominated by key species
an assemblage of plant species found within a specific area
an assemblage of plant species occupying a particular area
an assemblage of plant species that interact with one another and their environment in a given area
a unit of vegetation with a relatively uniform species composition and physical structure
The plant community element, used by the Conservation Data Centre and this guidebook, is based on the plant association concept (V.J. Krajina and students): an abstract unit based on sample plots of climax vegetation that possess similar vegetation structure and native species composition, and occur repeatedly on similar habitats.
an assemblage of plants occurring together at any point in time, thus designating no particular ecological status.
A grouping of plants which have similar tolerances to a given physical environment (e.g., temperature, rainfall, soil, solar radiation, and wind). The same plant community may vary slightly in different geographical locations, but is characterized by its indicator species.