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CEGL003385 Malus fusca Shrub Swamp
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Oregon Crabapple Shrub Swamp
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently only described from Oregon but is also reported to occur in Washington and possibly British Columbia. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. Habitat is depressions in both deciduous and coniferous forest. Several examples of this association have been observed in the field but only one plot has been sampled. All trees are peripheral to the wetlands. The most typical expression known to the author is a dense, monotypic stand of Malus fusca with a monotypic understory of Carex obnupta. Depending on hydroperiod, the understory ranges from nearly 100% cover of Carex obnupta to very low cover of any other vegetation because of prolonged seasonal ponding. The plot reported here also contains Salix geyeriana and Spiraea douglasii. The association may have been more widespread historically, as large expanses of swamp vegetation once occurred in the northern Willamette and Tualatin valleys. These wetlands have not been sampled adequately.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in western Oregon, western Washington, and possibly southwestern British Columbia (Christy 2004).
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: BC?, OR, WA
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.4 Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M073 | 2.C.4.Nb.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c Alder species - Willow species - Meadowsweet species Wet Shrubland Group | G322 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
| Alliance | A2577 Oregon Crabapple Shrub Swamp Alliance | A2577 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL003385 Oregon Crabapple Shrub Swamp | CEGL003385 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Malus fusca - Maianthemum dilatatum Site Association (MacKenzie and Moran 2004)
= Malus fusca / Carex obnupta Association (Christy 2004)
= Pyrus fusca community type (Kunze 1994) [(p. 92) a type from coastal Washington that intergrades with Picea sitchensis swamp and the Salix hookeriana - Malus fusca / Carex obnupta - Lysichiton americanus association. Both of these are wetter types on organic soil.]
= Malus fusca / Carex obnupta Association (Christy 2004)
= Pyrus fusca community type (Kunze 1994) [(p. 92) a type from coastal Washington that intergrades with Picea sitchensis swamp and the Salix hookeriana - Malus fusca / Carex obnupta - Lysichiton americanus association. Both of these are wetter types on organic soil.]
- Christy, J. A. 2004. Native freshwater wetland plant associations of northwestern Oregon. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Oregon State University, Portland, OR.
- 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.
- MacKenzie, W. H., and J. R. Moran. 2004. Wetlands of British Columbia: A guide to identification. Land Management Handbook No. 52. Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands, Victoria, BC. 287 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.