MOUNT RAINIER
The Forest Communities of Mount Rainier National Park
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ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviations of species used in names of habitat and community types.


AbbreviationSpeciesCommon name

ABAMAbies amabilisPacific silver fir
ABLA2Abies lasiocarpaSubalpine fir
ABPRAbies proceraNoble fir
ACTRAchlys triphyllaDeerfoot vanillaleaf
ALRUAlnus rubraRed alder
ARUVArctostaphylos uva-ursiKinnikinnick
BENEBerberis nervosaOregongrape
CEVECeanothus velutinusSnowbrush ceanothus
CHNOChamaecyparis nootkatensisAlaska-cedar
ERMOErythronium montanumAvalanche fawnlily
GASHGaultheria shallonSalal
HODIHolodiscus discolorCreambush oceanspray
LYAMLysichitum americanumSkunkcabbage
MEFEMenziesia ferrugineaRustyleaf
OPHOOplopanax horridumDevilsclub
POMUPolystichum munitumSwordfern
PSMEPseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas-fir
RHALRhododendron albiflorumCascades azalea
RULARubus lasiococcusDwarf blackberry
RUSPRubus spectabilisSalmonberry
TIUNTiarella unifoliataWestern coolwort
TSHETsuga heterophyllaWestern hemlock
TSMETsuga mertensianaMountain hemlock
VAALVaccinium alaskaenseAlaska huckleberry
VAOVVaccinium ovalifoliumOvalleaf huckleberry
VASIValeriana sitchensisSitka valerian
VISEViola sempervirensEvergreen violet
XETEXerophyllum tenaxCommon beargrass


Frontispiece. Mosaic of forest stands of varying age and composition on Sunrise Ridge, Mount Rainier National Park.


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Last Updated: 06-Mar-2007