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CEGL003445 Ribes lacustre - Ribes hudsonianum / Cinna latifolia Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Prickly Currant - Northern Black Currant / Drooping Woodreed Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a riparian, deciduous shrubland found on small to medium-sized streams in mid elevations in the Blue Mountains of Oregon and southeastern Washington. It occurs in the northern half of the Blue Mountains, mostly above the local elevational range of Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata. Valley types are very narrow and V-shaped with moderately steep to very steep side slopes, with valley gradients from moderately steep to very steep. It occurs on floodplains, streambanks, and gravel bars, with boulder, cobble, and gravel predominant. Streams are 0.5-5 m wide with debris affecting 10-50% of the active channel. The soil remains relatively wet throughout the growing season with the sites often flooded during peak runoff. Ribes species form a scattered canopy over a rich mixture of graminoids and wet forbs. Cinna latifolia is generally abundant and is about 1 m tall. Wet forbs include Saxifraga odontoloma, Urtica dioica, Claytonia cordifolia, Aconitum columbianum, Mitella pentandra, and Heracleum maximum. Average height of the herbaceous layer is 53 cm (ranging from 30-79 cm).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This is a fairly distinctive association described by Crowe and Clausnitzer (1997).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Ribes species form a scattered canopy over a rich mixture of graminoids and wet forbs. Cinna latifolia is generally abundant and is about 1 m tall. Wet forbs include Saxifraga odontoloma (= Saxifraga arguta), Urtica dioica, Claytonia cordifolia (= Montia cordifolia), Aconitum columbianum, Mitella pentandra, and Heracleum maximum (= Heracleum lanatum). Average height of the herbaceous layer is 53 cm (ranging from 30-79 cm).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This is a riparian, deciduous shrubland found on small to medium-sized streams in mid elevations in the Blue Mountains of Oregon and southeastern Washington. It occurs in the northern half of the Blue Mountains, mostly above the local elevational range of Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata. Valley types are very narrow and V-shaped with moderately steep to very steep side slopes, with valley gradients from moderately steep to very steep. It occurs on floodplains, streambanks, and gravel bars, with boulder, cobble, and gravel predominant. Streams are 0.5-5 m wide with debris affecting 10-50% of the active channel. The soil remains relatively wet throughout the growing season with the sites often flooded during peak runoff.
Geographic Range: Currently known from a few sites in the northern Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington, mostly on the Umatilla National Forest.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OR, WA?
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 | A3773 Red-osier Dogwood - Shrubby-cinquefoil - Currant species Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3773 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL003445 Prickly Currant - Northern Black Currant / Drooping Woodreed Wet Shrubland | CEGL003445 | 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: = Ribes lacustre - Ribes hudsonianum / Cinna latifolia Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Ribes spp. / Cinna latifolia (Crowe and Clausnitzer 1997) [p.150.]
= Ribes spp. / Cinna latifolia (Crowe and Clausnitzer 1997) [p.150.]
- 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]
- Crowe, E. A., and R. R. Clausnitzer. 1997. Mid-montane wetland plant associations of the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman national forests. Technical Paper R6-NR-ECOL-TP-22-97. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.