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CEGL000949 Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra / Salix fluviatilis Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pacific Willow / River Willow Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community type occurs along the banks of main channels in the overflow plain and gorge segments of the Columbia River of Washington, especially above Vancouver. It occurs on sand and cobble beaches above the tidal zone. The community type is sometimes subject to drought and high temperatures in summer. It is scoured by winter high water and tolerant of flooding caused by releases from Bonneville Dam. This community type is codominated by Salix fluviatilis and Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra. The abundance of other species is low, and drier portions of stands are subject to invasion by Phalaris arundinacea. Additional taxa include Carex feta and Carex vulpinoidea. This community type has invaded areas formerly scoured by annual winter and spring floods, and forms dense stands on former sand flats.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Christy (1993) listed two references for a Salix fluviatilis - Salix lasiandra community from the Willamette Valley, Oregon.
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 community occurs in Oregon and Washington.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684008
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Ng Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D193 | 1.B.3.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Ng.1 Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M035 | 1.B.3.Ng.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d Sitka Spruce - Black Cottonwood - Oregon Ash Lowland Riparian Forest Group | G851 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
| Alliance | A3748 Shining Willow Scrub Swamp Alliance | A3748 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
| Association | CEGL000949 Pacific Willow / River Willow Swamp Woodland | CEGL000949 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix fluviatilis - Salix lasiandra community type (Kunze 1994) [(p.43, 50)]
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- Christy, J. A. 1993. Classification and catalog of native wetland plant communities in Oregon. Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Portland. 63 pp.
- Christy, J. A., and J. A. Putera. 1993. Lower Columbia River Natural Area Inventory, 1992. Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Portland. 75 pp.
- Copass, C., and T. Ramm-Granberg. 2016b. Vancouver National Historic Reserve vegetation inventory and mapping project. Natural Resource Report NPS/NCCN/NRR--2016/1128. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 90 pp.
- Hinschberger, M. S. 1978. Occurrence and relative abundance of small mammals associated with riparian and upland habitats along the Columbia River. Unpublished thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 78 pp.
- Kagan, J. S., J. A. Christy, M. P. Murray, and J. A. Titus. 2004. Classification of native vegetation of Oregon. January 2004. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Portland. 52 pp.
- Kunze, L. M. 1994. Preliminary classification of native, low elevation, freshwater wetland vegetation in western Washington. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program. 120 pp.
- Marshall, J. 1985. Value assessment of Jackson-Frazier wetland, Benton County, Oregon: A case study. M.S. thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 147 pp.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.