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. As the name implies, dominant tree types are Incense cedar, Western Hemlock and Douglas fir. The forest type is classified as part of FRES20 in the Forest-Range Environmental Study Ecosystems classification, and K-2 Kuchler system. Understory flora associates include Toyon and Western poison oak.
See also
California oak woodland Mixed conifer forest
References
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 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.com". 21 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2025. "Western poison-oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum", GlobalTwitcher, ed. Nicklas Strömberg