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CEGL001985 Saxifraga odontoloma Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Brook Saxifrage Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous wet meadow occurs in Oregon and Colorado. Saxifraga odontoloma is abundant with various wet-site forbs and graminoids scattered through the sites at low cover, including Mitella pentandra, Epilobium ciliatum, Senecio triangularis, Ranunculus uncinatus, Glyceria striata, Muhlenbergia filiformis, Juncus ensifolius, and Luzula parviflora. Two of the sites sampled in central and eastern Oregon were springs and two were along the banks of narrow, high-gradient Rosgen A streams. All sites are heavily shaded and are very wet throughout the growing season, and soils are either organic oozes (sapric histosols) or have organic rich loam or silt loam surface horizons over cobbly subsoils. Essentially the rooting zone (note that the average rooting depth is very shallow at 13 cm) is saturated. These sites are less frequently disturbed by erosion, sedimentation and flooding than ~Senecio triangularis Wet Meadow (CEGL001987)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Saxifraga odontoloma is abundant with various wet-site forbs and graminoids scattered through the sites at low cover, including Mitella pentandra, Epilobium ciliatum, Senecio triangularis, Ranunculus uncinatus, Glyceria striata, Muhlenbergia filiformis, Juncus ensifolius, and Luzula parviflora. Average herbaceous vegetation height is 19 cm, ranging from 15 to 23 cm (Crowe et al. 2004).
Dynamics: If the soils on these sites become drier, the adjacent upland Abies association(s) may become dominant on the site.
Environmental Description: Two of the sites sampled in central and eastern Oregon (Crowe et al. 2004) were springs and two were along the banks of narrow, high-gradient Rosgen A streams. All sites are heavily shaded and are very wet throughout the growing season, and soils are either organic oozes (sapric histosols) or have organic rich loam or silt loam surface horizons over cobbly subsoils. Essentially the rooting zone (note that the average rooting depth is very shallow at 13 cm) is saturated. These sites are less frequently disturbed by erosion, sedimentation and flooding than ~Senecio triangularis Wet Meadow (CEGL001987)$$ (Crowe et al. 2004).
Geographic Range: This herbaceous wet meadow occurs in Oregon and Colorado.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, OR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688016
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GU
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.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3810 Brook Saxifrage - Arrowleaf Ragwort - Mountain Bluebells Wet Meadow Alliance | A3810 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL001985 Brook Saxifrage Wet Meadow | CEGL001985 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Saxifraga arguta (odontoloma) -Senecio triangularis Association (Diaz and Mellen 1996) [is similar.]
= Saxifraga odontoloma Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Saxifraga odontoloma Herbaceous Vegetation (Carsey et al. 2003a)
? Saxifraga punctata Association (Kovalchik 2001) [is similar.]
= Saxifraga odontoloma Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Saxifraga odontoloma Herbaceous Vegetation (Carsey et al. 2003a)
? Saxifraga punctata Association (Kovalchik 2001) [is similar.]
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