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CEGL002771 Salix lemmonii / Mesic-Tall Forbs Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Lemmon''s Willow / Mesic-Tall Forbs Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This upper montane-subalpine riparian shrubland association is known from the eastern Sierra Nevada, Carson Range, and Independence Range in northeastern Nevada at elevations ranging from 2088 to 3110 m (6800-10,200 feet). Stand widths are typically narrow on terraces and benches along streams but are occasionally very wide in wet meadows near seeps and springs. Valley-bottom gradients vary from flat to very high (0-7%) with sideslopes gentle to moderate (<25%). Substrates are generally Cryoborolls with fine or coarse textures. Litter and cryptogams comprise half the ground cover. The vegetation is characterized by a dense tall-shrub layer (2-5 m tall) that is dominated by Salix lemmonii, with an herbaceous layer dominated by tall and mesic forbs. Occasional Alnus incana are emergent over willows, and Ribes spp., Lonicera involucrata, and Symphoricarpos oreophilus are often present and may form an open short-shrub layer (1-2 m tall). Abundant and consistent species in the moderately dense herbaceous layer include dominance or codominance by Aconitum columbianum, Castilleja miniata, Conium maculatum, Lupinus polyphyllus, Mertensia ciliata, Osmorhiza occidentalis, Senecio triangularis, Thalictrum fendleri, or Veratrum californicum. Other common forbs include Chamerion angustifolium, Hackelia micrantha, and Solidago canadensis. Low cover of graminoids, including Bromus carinatus, Carex athrostachya, Carex microptera, Carex scopulorum, or Hordeum brachyantherum, is common.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The concept of this shrubland association includes both Salix lemmonii / Mesic Forb and Salix lemmonii / Tall Forb community types (Manning and Padgett 1995).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is characterized by a dense tall-shrub layer (2-5 m tall) that is dominated by Salix lemmonii, with an herbaceous layer dominated by tall and mesic forbs. Occasional Alnus incana are emergent over willows, and Ribes inerme, Lonicera involucrata, and Symphoricarpos oreophilus are often present and may form an open short-shrub layer (1-2 m tall). Abundant and consistent species in the moderately dense herbaceous layer include dominance or codominance by Aconitum columbianum, Castilleja miniata, Conium maculatum, Lupinus polyphyllus, Geum macrophyllum, Mertensia ciliata, Osmorhiza occidentalis, Senecio triangularis, Thalictrum fendleri, Urtica dioica, or Veratrum californicum. Other common forbs include Chamerion angustifolium (= Epilobium angustifolium), Hackelia micrantha, and Solidago canadensis. Low cover of graminoids, including Bromus carinatus, Carex athrostachya, Carex utriculata, Carex microptera, Carex scopulorum, or Hordeum brachyantherum, is common.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs on floodplains at elevations ranging from 2088 to 3110 m (6800-10,200 feet). Stand widths are typically narrow on terraces and benches along streams but are occasionally very wide in wet meadows near seeps and springs. Valley-bottom gradients vary from flat to very high (0-7%) with sideslopes gentle to moderate (<25%). Substrates are generally Cryoborolls with fine or coarse textures. Litter and cryptogams comprise half the ground cover.
Geographic Range: This upper montane-subalpine riparian shrubland association is known from the eastern Sierra Nevada, Carson Range, and Independence Range in northeastern Nevada, and in the Teton Range of western Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NV, 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 | A3774 Mountain Willow - Lemmon''s Willow Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3774 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL002771 Lemmon''s Willow / Mesic-Tall Forbs Wet Shrubland | CEGL002771 | 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 lemmonii / Mesic Forb Community Type (Manning and Padgett 1995)
> Salix lemmonii / Tall Forb Community Type (Manning and Padgett 1995)
? Salix lemmonii / mesic forb (Sawyer et al. 2009) [61.113.04]
> Salix lemmonii / Tall Forb Community Type (Manning and Padgett 1995)
? Salix lemmonii / mesic forb (Sawyer et al. 2009) [61.113.04]
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- Manning, M. E., and W. G. Padgett. 1995. Riparian community type classification for Humboldt and Toiyabe national forests, Nevada and eastern California. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region. 306 pp.
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