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CEGL001236 Salix wolfii / Carex nebrascensis Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wolf''s Willow / Nebraska Sedge Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This plant association is described in Idaho from the Centennial Mountains and in Wyoming from the Greys River drainage and the eastern Wyoming Range. The stands are at mid to upper elevations in seeps at the base of slopes and along streams. Soils are reported as organic at the surface. Salix wolfii forms discontinuous shrub cover in stands. Betula glandulosa may also be present. Carex nebrascensis or Carex simulata dominates the understory. Other associated species include Deschampsia cespitosa, Symphyotrichum foliaceum, Pedicularis groenlandica, and Polemonium occidentale.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The plant association was described from an unknown number of plots in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. The relationship between this and other associations in the Salix wolfii shrubland alliance is difficult to determine as stand tables are not available in Youngblood et al. (1985a). The association is identified by the presence of either Carex nebrascensis or Carex simulata. Carex nebrascensis is considered a species that increases with grazing pressure. Stands of Salix wolfii that have an understory dominated by Carex nebrascensis may represent a grazing-induced sere of other associations in the Salix wolfii alliances. These relationships are not discussed in Youngblood et al. (1985a).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Salix wolfii forms discontinuous shrub cover in stands. Betula glandulosa may also be present. Carex nebrascensis or Carex simulata dominate the understory. Other associated species include Deschampsia cespitosa, Symphyotrichum foliaceum (= Aster foliaceus), Pedicularis groenlandica, and Polemonium occidentale.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The stands are at mid to upper elevations in seeps at the base of slopes and along streams. Soils are reported as organic at the surface.
Geographic Range: This plant association is described in Idaho from the Centennial Mountains and in Wyoming from the Greys River drainage and the eastern Wyoming Range.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: ID, WY?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3Q
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 | A3770 Wolf''s Willow - Short-fruit Willow - Resin Birch Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3770 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL001236 Wolf''s Willow / Nebraska Sedge Wet Shrubland | CEGL001236 | 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 wolfii / Carex nebrascensis Community Type (Youngblood et al. 1985a)
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.