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CEGL001142 Alnus incana - Betula occidentalis Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Gray Alder - Water Birch Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This alder - birch shrubland association is found in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington and may also occur in California, Utah, Montana and Wyoming. This description is based on information only from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is documented from a single plot at Great Sand Dunes located on a valley floor at 2588 m elevation. Terrain is generally flat and intermittently flooded. Soils are poorly drained loams. Ground cover is composed of 40% litter and duff, 20% bare soil, 5% rock, and 10% water. This association is characterized by a dense canopy of Betula occidentalis (50%) and Alnus incana (30%). Small amounts of other tall or short shrubs are also present, including Acer glabrum, Salix lucida ssp. caudata, Ribes leptanthum, and Rosa woodsii. Herbaceous cover is graminoid-dominated but includes trace amounts of numerous forb species. Glyceria striata is the dominant graminoid with 30% cover. Other species present in with more than trace amounts include Equisetum arvense, Carex spp., and Pyrola asarifolia.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This shrubland association is found in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Washington and may also occur in California, Utah, Montana and Wyoming.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CA?, CO, ID, MT?, OR, UT?, WA, WY?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687560
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | A3771 Gray Alder - Green Alder Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3771 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL001142 Gray Alder - Water Birch Wet Shrubland | CEGL001142 | 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: = Alnus incana - Betula occidentalis Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
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