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Western Cascades Montane Highlands
Ecoregion
in
Cascade Range
in
OR
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WA
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The Western Cascades Montane Highlands ecoregion is composed of steep, glaciated mountains that have been dissected by high-gradient streams. It has lower temperatures than Ecoregion 4a and is characterized by a deep annual snow pack. Soils are of the frigid and cryic temperature regimes and support forests dominated by Pacific silver fir, western hemlock, mountain hemlock, Douglas-fir, and noble fir.
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Plants
Thinleaf Huckleberry
Vaccinium membranaceum (species)
402
Observations
JAN - DEC
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum (species)
398
Observations
JAN - DEC
Oval-Leaf Blueberries
Vaccinium ovalifolium (species),
“Whortleberries”, “Alaska Blueberry”, “Early Blueberry”, “Oval-Leaved Bilberry”, “Oval-Leaved Blueberry”, “Oval-Leaved Huckleberry”, “Oval-Leaf Bilberry”, “Oval-Leaf Huckleberry”
228
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red Huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium (species)
173
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bog Blueberries
Vaccinium uliginosum (species),
“Bog Blueberry”, “Alpine Bilberry”, “Bog Whortleberry”, “Northern Bilberry”
92
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
Coypu
Myocastor coypus (species),
“Nutria”
12
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Pika
Ochotona princeps (species),
“Cony”, “Little Chief Hare”, “Rock Rabbit”, “Whistling Hare”
11
Observations
JAN - DEC
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus (species),
“Black-Tailed Deer”, “Cedros Island Black-Tailed Deer”, “Cedros Island Mule Deer”
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
Northwestern Garter Snake
Thamnophis ordinoides (species)
7
Observations
JAN - DEC
Cascade Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus saturatus (species)
7
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Dark-Eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis (species)
4,890
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis (species)
3,942
Observations
JAN - DEC
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri (species),
“Steller's Blue Jay”
3,718
Observations
JAN - DEC
Common Raven
Corvus corax (species),
“Raven”, “Northern Raven”
3,389
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Robin
Turdus migratorius (species)
3,347
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Bombus bifarius
SPECIES ·
“Two Form Bumble Bee”
91
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bombus flavifrons
SPECIES ·
“Yellow Head Bumble Bee”
67
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bombus mixtus
SPECIES ·
“Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee”
23
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bombus vosnesenskii
SPECIES ·
“Vosnesensky Bumble Bee”
20
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bombus melanopygus
SPECIES ·
“Black Tail Bumble Bee”
17
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Fungi
Leohumicola levissima
SPECIES
38
Observations
JAN - DEC
Turbinellus floccosus
SPECIES
13
Observations
JAN - DEC
Holtermanniella
GENUS
12
Observations
JAN - DEC
Cenococcum geophilum
SPECIES
8
Observations
JAN - DEC
Amanita aprica
SPECIES
6
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Ecoregion
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Ecoregion
Western Cascades Montane Highlands
Western Cascades Montane Highlands
Western Cascades Montane Highlands
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