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CEGL002607 Salix boothii - Salix eastwoodiae / Carex nigricans Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Booth''s Willow - Mountain Willow / Black Alpine Sedge Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This high-elevation riparian shrubland association is known from the Cascade Range in Oregon. Sites are on glacial outwash floodplains near alpine-subalpine lakes. Substrate is a rocky, sand-textured soil. The vegetation is characterized by a low-shrub layer (<1 m tall) that is codominated Salix boothii and Salix eastwoodiae with Phyllodoce empetriformis and Kalmia microphylla also present. The relatively sparse herbaceous layer is dominated by Carex nigricans. Other herbaceous species include Antennaria spp., Carex scopulorum, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus drummondii, Lupinus latifolius, Pedicularis groenlandica, and Triantha glutinosa.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is based on two plots sampled in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area in Oregon. More survey and classification work are needed to verify its full range and relationships with similar high-elevation Salix boothii and Salix eastwoodiae shrubland associations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is characterized by a low-shrub layer (<1 m tall) that is codominated Salix boothii and Salix eastwoodiae with Phyllodoce empetriformis and Kalmia microphylla also present. The relatively sparse herbaceous layer is dominated by Carex nigricans. Other herbaceous species include Antennaria spp., Carex scopulorum, Eleocharis quinqueflora (= Eleocharis pauciflora), Juncus drummondii, Lupinus latifolius, Pedicularis groenlandica, and Triantha glutinosa (= Tofieldia glutinosa).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This high-elevation riparian shrubland association is known from the Cascade Range in Oregon. Sites are on glacial outwash floodplains near alpine-subalpine lakes. Substrate is a rocky, sand-textured soil.
Geographic Range: This riparian willow shrubland association is known from the Three Sisters Wilderness Area in Deschutes National Forest in Oregon but may have a wider distributions within the Cascade Range.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NV?, OR
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 | A3769 Booth''s Willow - Geyer''s Willow - Yellow Willow Montane Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3769 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL002607 Booth''s Willow - Mountain Willow / Black Alpine Sedge Wet Shrubland | CEGL002607 | 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 eastwoodiae - Salix myrtillifolia / Carex nigricans Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Eastwood willow - Booth willow / black sedge association (Kovalchik 1987) [(p.137)]
= Eastwood willow - Booth willow / black sedge association (Kovalchik 1987) [(p.137)]
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- Kovalchik, B. L. 1987. Riparian zone associations - Deschutes, Ochoco, Fremont, and Winema national forests. Technical Paper 279-87. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR. 171 pp.
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