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CEGL002671 Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Booth''s Willow / Field Horsetail Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This uncommon riparian shrubland grows on slopes along the sides of valleys in western Wyoming, and on seepy toeslopes in Idaho and Utah. The sites supporting stands of this type are slopes with wet soils along the edges of stream valleys, usually on the toeslope immediately above the valley floor. Salix boothii and Salix drummondiana form a dense, tall-shrub layer. The understory has abundant Equisetum arvense, and contains at least 5% cover of Mitella pentandra, Parnassia fimbriata, Saxifraga odontoloma, and Galium triflorum, alone or in combination.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is a result of merging the Salix boothii / Mitella pentandra association of western Wyoming, with the Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense Shrubland association common in western Wyoming, eastern Idaho, and northeastern Utah. Stands of the Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense association (Youngblood et al. 1985a) grow around seeps on steep toeslopes, which is the type of site described by Norton et al. (1981) for the Salix boothii / Mitella pentandra community type. Furthermore, the understory vegetation on both types is quite similar. Salix boothii / Mitella pentandra contains a substantial amount of Equisetum arvense; and two of the diagnostic species, Saxifraga odontoloma and Galium triflorum, have similar constancy and canopy cover in the Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense association. Mitella pentandra, a third diagnostic species for the Salix boothii / Mitella pentandra type, is present with less constancy but similar average canopy cover in the Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense association. Parnassia fimbriata, the fourth diagnostic species for the Salix boothii / Mitella pentandra type, is not listed from the Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This uncommon riparian shrubland grows on slopes along the sides of valleys in western Wyoming, and on seepy toeslopes in Idaho and Utah.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID, UT, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | A3769 Booth''s Willow - Geyer''s Willow - Yellow Willow Montane Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3769 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL002671 Booth''s Willow / Field Horsetail Wet Shrubland | CEGL002671 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
Concept Lineage: SABO/MIPE & SABO/EQAR merged following review of source data by WYNDD ecologist.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense (Padgett et al. 1988b)
? Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense association (Youngblood et al. 1985a) [grows around seeps on steep toeslopes.]
? Salix boothii / Mitella pentandra community type (Norton et al. 1981)
? Salix boothii / Equisetum arvense association (Youngblood et al. 1985a) [grows around seeps on steep toeslopes.]
? Salix boothii / Mitella pentandra community type (Norton et al. 1981)
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- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.
- Youngblood, A. P., W. G. Padgett, and A. H. Winward. 1985a. Riparian community type classification of eastern Idaho-western Wyoming. R4-Ecol-85-01. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, UT. 78 pp.