BC Conservation Data Centre: Ecological Community Summary
Alnus rubra / Lysichiton americanus
red alder / skunk cabbage
| Scientific Name: | Alnus rubra / Lysichiton americanus | |
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| English Name: | red alder / skunk cabbage | |
| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Meidinger, D. 1992. Vegetation classification hierarchy: DBASE September 1992. B.C. Minist. For. Res. Branch, Victoria. | |
| Ecosystem Group: |
Wetland Realm - Mineral Wetland Group: Swamp Wetland Class (Ws)
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| Conservation Status / Legal Designation | ||
| Global Status: | GNR | |
| Provincial Status: | S2 (Apr 2010) | |
| BC List: | Red | |
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| Ecology & Dynamics | ||
| Environmental Summary: | This swamp wetland is restricted to low-lying depressions associated with streams and rivers, or the edges of fens and bogs (Mackenzie and Moran 2004). Soils are deep, fine-textured 'muck'. | |
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| Spatial Pattern: |
Small patch
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| Authors / Contributors | ||
| Author: | Yearsley, H.K. | |
| Last updated: | Nov 08, 2011 | |
| References and Related Literature | ||
B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations. Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) Map, WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY [ESRI ArcSDE format]. Version 9. Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch, Victoria, B.C. Updated Regularly. |
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British Columbia Ministry of Forests Research Branch. 2004. Vegetation classification hierarchy: BECMaster March 2004. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. |
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Green, R.N., and K. Klinka. 1994. A field guide to site identification and interpretation for the Vancouver Forest Region. B.C. Minist. For., Res. Branch, Victoria, B.C. Land Manage. Handb. No. 28. |
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McPhee, M., P. Ward, J. Kirkby, L. Wolfe, N. Page, K. Dunster, N.K. Dawe, and I. Nykwist. 2000. Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory: East Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands, 1993 - 1997. Volume 2: Conservation Manual. Tech. Rep. Ser. No. 345, Can. Wildl. Serv., Pac. and Yukon Reg., BC. |
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Roemer, H.L. 1972. Forest vegetation and environments on the Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island. Ph.D. Thesis., Univ. Victoria, Victoria, BC. |
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Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory [SEI] of East Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands: Sensitive Ecosystems Mapping, Disturbance Mapping and Re-evaluation of Major Riparian Corridors. 2004. Prepared by Axys Environ. Consulting Ltd. for Environ. Can., Can. Wildl. Serv., B.C. Minist. Sustainable Resour. Manage., and B.C. Minist. Water, Land and Air Prot., and the Habitat Conserv. Trust Fund. 66 mapsheets, 1:20 000 scale. |
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Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory [SEI] of the Sunshine Coast and Adjacent Islands. 2005. Cadrin, C., C. Erwin, B. Fuller, C. Schaefer and J. Stacey. 1:20 000 spatial data. |
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping [TEM] of Helliwell Provincial Park. 2001. Prepared for BC Parks, Strathcona District Office, B.C., by K. Dunster and J. Booth. 1:5000 spatial data. |
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping [TEM] of Jedediah Island Provincial Park. 1999b. Prepared for BC Parks, Victoria, B.C., by British Columbia Conservation Foundation and Wildlife Inventory Section, Resources Inventory Branch, Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks. 1:5,000 spatial data. |
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping [TEM] of Sooke Hills Wilderness and Mount Wells Regional Parks. March, 2000f. Prepared for CRD Parks, Victoria, B.C., by the Wildlife Inventory Section, Resources Inventory Branch, Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks, Victoria, B.C. 1:20 000 spatial data. |
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping [TEM] of the Coastal Douglas-fir Biogeoclimatic Zone. 2008. Prepared for B. Zinovich, Integrated Land Management Bureau, B.C. Minist. of Agric. and Lands, Nanaimo B.C. by Madrone Environmental Services, Duncan B.C. 1:20,000 spatial data. |
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University of British Columbia Department of Forest Sciences. 1991. Vegetation and Site Classification for Coastal British Columbia. Vegetation and Environment Summaries. Univ. B.C., Vancouver, BC. |
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Ward, P., G. Radcliffe, J. Kirkby, J. Illingworth, and C. Cadrin. 1998. Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory: East Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands 1993-1997. Volume 1: Methodology, Ecological Descriptions and Results. Tech. Rep. Ser. No. 320, Can. Wildl. Serv., Pac. and Yukon Reg., BC. |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2011. Ecological Community Summary: Alnus rubra / Lysichiton americanus. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 10, 2026).