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CEGL001195 Salix eastwoodiae / Carex aquatilis Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mountain Willow / Water Sedge Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Shrublands dominated by Salix eastwoodiae occur in subalpine habitats above 2800 m in the northern Rocky Mountains. Salix eastwoodiae dominates a low to medium height (1-2 m) shrub layer with lesser amounts of Salix planifolia and Lonicera caerulea. Carex aquatilis is always present and other herbaceous species, including the graminoids Carex rostrata, Carex norvegica, Carex microptera, and mesic forbs may sometimes be present. The shrublands create broad open meadow/willow mosaics and may occur at the mouths of tributaries and in oxbows associated with forested riparian habitat. Soils are saturated at or near the surface through mid-summer. In broad valley bottoms the ground may be hummocky and cut with many channels.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Salix eastwoodiae dominates a low to medium height (1-2 m) shrub layer with lesser amounts of Salix planifolia and Lonicera caerulea. Carex aquatilis is always present and other herbaceous species, including the graminoids Carex rostrata, Carex norvegica, Carex microptera, and mesic forbs may sometimes be present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Shrublands dominated by Salix eastwoodiae occur in subalpine habitats above 2800 m in the northern Rocky Mountains. The shrublands create broad open meadow/willow mosaics and may occur at the mouths of tributaries and in oxbows associated with forested riparian habitat. Soils are saturated at or near the surface through mid-summer. In broad valley bottoms the ground may be hummocky and cut with many channels.
Geographic Range: The association is known to occur in Idaho in the Salmon River Mountains and in Wyoming in the Wind River Mountains, on the Bear Tooth Plateau, and in the Absaroka Mountains.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d Willow species - Alder species - Water Birch Riparian & Seep Shrubland Group | G527 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Alliance | A3774 Mountain Willow - Lemmon''s Willow Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3774 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL001195 Mountain Willow / Water Sedge Wet Shrubland | CEGL001195 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix eastwoodiae - Salix boothii / Carex aquatilis Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Salix eastwoodiae / Carex aquatilis Community Type (Walford et al. 1997)
= Salix eastwoodiae / Carex aquatilis Community Type (Walford et al. 1997)
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- Crowe, E. A., B. L. Kovalchik, and M. J. Kerr. 2004. Riparian and wetland vegetation of central and eastern Oregon. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University, Portland. 473 pp. [http://oregonstate.edu/ornhic/ publications.html]
- IDCDC [Idaho Conservation Data Center]. 2005. Wetland and riparian plant associations in Idaho. Idaho Conservation Data Center, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise. [http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/tech/CDC/ecology/wetland_riparian_assoc.cfm] (accessed 14 June 2005).
- Mutz, K. M., and J. Queiroz. 1983. Riparian community classification for the Centennial Mountains and South Fork Salmon River, Idaho. Unpublished report prepared for USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region under contract 53-84M8-2-0048 by Meiiji Resource Consultants, Layton, UT. 168 pp.
- WNDD [Wyoming Natural Diversity Database]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
- Walford, G., G. Jones, W. Fertig, and K. Houston. 1997. Riparian and wetland plant community types of the Shoshone National Forest. Unpublished report. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database for The Nature Conservancy, and the USDA Forest Service. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Laramie. 227 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.