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CEGL001185 Salix boothii - Salix geyeriana / Carex angustata Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Booth''s Willow - Geyer''s Willow / Widefruit Sedge Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland association is found on the east slope of the Oregon Cascades. Sites are low-gradient floodplains and shallow basins between 1300-1620 m elevation. Soils are either sedge peats or deep alluviums with surface textures of silt, fine sandy loam or organic loam. Water capacity is moderate to high, and soils remain moist through the summer during most years. Sites are flooded to 20 cm (8 inches) above the soil surface in the spring. The shrub layer is dominated by tall individuals of Salix boothii and Salix geyeriana. Betula glandulosa is common but never dominant. In the herbaceous layer, Carex angustata has 100% constancy though its cover varies from 3-80%.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The shrub layer is dominated by tall individuals of Salix boothii and Salix geyeriana. Betula glandulosa is common but never dominant. In the herbaceous layer, Carex angustata has 100% constancy though its cover varies from 3-80%.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Sites are low-gradient floodplains and shallow basins between 1300-1620 m elevation. Soils are either sedge peats or deep alluviums with surface textures of silt, fine sandy loam or organic loam. Water capacity is moderate to high, and soils remain moist through the summer during most years. Sites are flooded to 20 cm (8 inches) above the soil surface in the spring.
Geographic Range: This community appears to be restricted to the southern end of the East Slope Cascade ecoregion in Oregon, where it may be locally common.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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 | CEGL001185 Booth''s Willow - Geyer''s Willow / Widefruit Sedge Wet Shrubland | CEGL001185 | 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 / Carex eurycarpa (Kovalchik 1987) [(p.78)]
= Salix boothii - Salix geyeriana / Carex angustata (C. eurycarpa) Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Salix boothii - Salix geyeriana / Carex angustata (C. eurycarpa) Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
- 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.
- Crowe, E. A., B. L. Kovalchik, and M. J. Kerr. 2004. Riparian and wetland vegetation of central and eastern Oregon. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University, Portland. 473 pp. [http://oregonstate.edu/ornhic/ publications.html]
- 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.
- 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.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.