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CEGL001143 Alnus incana / Calamagrostis canadensis Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Gray Alder / Bluejoint Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found in the Pecos Basin in north-central New Mexico, as well as in Colorado, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Preliminary data suggest that this type occurs on lower depositional bars along montane streams of moderate gradient (0.8%) at elevations of around 2620 m (8600 feet). Sites are probably flooded anywhere from yearly to every ten years. Soils are reported as loamy Mollic Fluvaquents, reflecting the grassy dominance. This type is characterized by an open canopy of Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia, and a grassy herbaceous layer dominated by Calamagrostis canadensis with Glyceria striata or Glyceria striata as well-represented to abundant associates. In the herbaceous layer an additional 22 native wetland indicators have been recorded for the type, of which the most abundant are Carex microptera, Carex stipata, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum laevigatum, Heracleum maximum, Rudbeckia laciniata, Veratrum californicum, and Viola missouriensis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is defined as a PNV vegetation type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This type is characterized by an open canopy of Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia, and a grassy herbaceous layer dominated by Calamagrostis canadensis with Glyceria striata (= Glyceria elata) or Glyceria striata as well-represented to abundant associates. In the herbaceous layer an additional 22 native wetland indicators have been recorded for the type, of which the most abundant are Carex microptera, Carex stipata, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum laevigatum, Heracleum maximum, Rudbeckia laciniata, Veratrum californicum, and Viola missouriensis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Preliminary data suggest that this type occurs on lower depositional bars along montane streams of moderate gradient (0.8%) at elevations of around 2620 m (8600 feet). Sites are probably flooded anywhere from yearly to every ten years. Soils are reported as loamy Mollic Fluvaquents, reflecting the grassy dominance.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Pecos Basin in north-central New Mexico, as well as in Colorado, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, ID, MT, NM, OR, WA, WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3Q
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 | CEGL001143 Gray Alder / Bluejoint Wet Shrubland | CEGL001143 | 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 / Calamagrostis canadensis (Crowe and Clausnitzer 1997) [(p.147)]
= Alnus incana / Calamagrostis canadensis Association (Kovalchik 1993) [(p.110)]
= Alnus incana / Calamagrostis canadensis Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Thinleaf Alder/Canada Reedgrass CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
= Alnus incana / Calamagrostis canadensis Association (Kovalchik 1993) [(p.110)]
= Alnus incana / Calamagrostis canadensis Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Thinleaf Alder/Canada Reedgrass CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
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