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CEGL001106 Dasiphora fruticosa / Carex spp. Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shrubby-cinquefoil / Sedge species Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Shrubby-cinquefoil / Sedge Wet Shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Stands in Wyoming occur on valley floors and shallow slopes at elevations ranging from 2103 to 2120 m (6900-7200 feet). One stand occurs in a semipermanently flooded area on silt loam soils. The other stands occur on moderately well- to well-drained clay loams. This association is a montane shrubland that occurs on both mesic and subxeric sites. Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda dominates the shrub canopy in the three stands that are on shallow slopes with 30 to 50% canopy cover. Betula glandulosa and Vaccinium uliginosum codominate with Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda in the palustrine stand, each composing 5% of the canopy cover. Herbaceous cover ranges from 60 to 80% and is dominated by various graminoids. Carex species are present in every stand with 1 to 20% cover. Two stands that have been grazed in the past have high quantities of Poa pratensis (40 and 60% cover) and Phleum pratense (10 and 20% cover). Information from other studies will be added later.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Montana, the Montana Natural Heritage Program has documented the occurrence of this type. Peter Lesica (1982) describes a dwarf carr type with Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda with Betula glandulosa and Salix planifolia that may or may not represent this type (S. Cooper pers. comm.) at the Pine Butte Swamp.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is a montane shrubland that occurs on both mesic and subxeric sites. Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda dominates the shrub canopy in the three stands that are on shallow slopes with 30 to 50% canopy cover. Betula glandulosa and Vaccinium uliginosum codominate with Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda in the palustrine stand, each composing 5% of the canopy cover. Herbaceous cover ranges from 60 to 80% and is dominated by various graminoids. Carex species are present in every stand with 1 to 20% cover. Two stands that have been grazed in the past have high quantities of Poa pratensis (40 and 60% cover) and Phleum pratense (10 and 20% cover).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands in Wyoming occur on valley floors and shallow slopes at elevations ranging from 2103 to 2120 m (6900-7200 feet). One stand occurs in a semipermanently flooded area on silt loam soils. The other stands occur on moderately well- to well-drained clay loams.
Geographic Range: This type has been documented in Wyoming and Montana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MT, 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.c White Marsh-marigold - Black Alpine Sedge - Alpine Laurel Subalpine-Alpine Snowbed, Wet Meadow & Dwarf-shrubland Group | G520 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.c |
| Alliance | A0958 Shrubby-cinquefoil Wet Shrubland Alliance | A0958 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.c |
| Association | CEGL001106 Shrubby-cinquefoil / Sedge species Wet Shrubland | CEGL001106 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Cogan, D., K. Varga, and G. Kittel. 2005. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Final Project Report 2002-2005 Vegetation Mapping Project. Technical Memorandum 8260-06-02. USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO. 87 pp. plus Appendixes A-F.
- Cooper, Steve. Personal communication. Ecologist, Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, MT.
- Lee, L. C., and C. J. Jonkel. 1980. The vegetation structure and ecology of grizzly bear habitat in the Pine and Antelope Butte Wetlands, Montana. Unpublished Border Grizzly Project Special Report 36. University of Montana, Missoula. 63 pp.
- Lesica, P. 1982. Vegetation of the wetland and riparian areas of Pine Butte Preserve, Teton County, Montana. Unpublished report prepared for The Nature Conservancy, Helena, MT. 50 pp.
- MTNHP [Montana Natural Heritage Program]. 2002b. List of ecological communities for Montana. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Montana State Library, Helena, MT.
- WNDD [Wyoming Natural Diversity Database]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.