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... forest Temperate and subtropical vegetation types Pacific coniferous forest 500 1000 mi 500 1000 1500 km Cordilleran forest Laurentian mixed forest Eastern Upland forest Eastern mesophytic forest Mixed forest 0 - Oak predominant P ...
... forest Temperate and subtropical vegetation types Pacific coniferous forest 500 1000 mi 500 1000 1500 km Cordilleran forest Laurentian mixed forest Eastern Upland forest Eastern mesophytic forest Mixed forest 0 - Oak predominant P ...
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... forest on the western slope of the Cascade Range , near Mount Baker in northwestern Washington . Pat O'Hara land New England , the black spruce is common , especially on wet soils . The region is the Western Hemisphere's greatest source ...
... forest on the western slope of the Cascade Range , near Mount Baker in northwestern Washington . Pat O'Hara land New England , the black spruce is common , especially on wet soils . The region is the Western Hemisphere's greatest source ...
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... forest . Today some of the best and most extensive broad - leaved deciduous forests in the world still flourish in the Appalachians and bordering areas , notably in southern Appalachia . To the north are the conifers ( red spruce and ...
... forest . Today some of the best and most extensive broad - leaved deciduous forests in the world still flourish in the Appalachians and bordering areas , notably in southern Appalachia . To the north are the conifers ( red spruce and ...
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