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CEGL002636 Abies lasiocarpa / Carex aquatilis Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Subalpine Fir / Water Sedge Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This plant association is a shaded forest of Abies lasiocarpa with few to no shrubs and a thick to open carpet of Carex aquatilis found along streambanks. In Colorado it occurs below 3050 m (10,000 feet) elevation on saturated soils along narrow streams and adjacent to willow carrs and sedge fens. In Oregon it occurs on streambanks and terraces between 1465 and 1650 m (4800-5400 feet) of the Blue Mountains. The undergrowth of this association is dominated by Carex aquatilis with Calamagrostis canadensis as an occasional a codominant.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs in Oregon and Colorado.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, OR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688216
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nc Rocky Mountain-Great Basin Montane Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D195 | 1.B.3.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nc.1 Engelmann Spruce - Narrowleaf Cottonwood / Red-osier Dogwood Riparian & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M034 | 1.B.3.Nc.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a Engelmann Spruce - Blue Spruce - Narrowleaf Cottonwood Riparian & Swamp Forest Group | G506 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
| Alliance | A3757 Subalpine Fir - Engelmann Spruce Swamp Forest Alliance | A3757 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
| Association | CEGL002636 Subalpine Fir / Water Sedge Swamp Forest | CEGL002636 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Abies lasiocarpa / Carex aquatilis (Crowe and Clausnitzer 1997)
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