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CEGL001403 Kalmia microphylla / Carex scopulorum Wet Dwarf-shrubland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available


Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Alpine Laurel / Mountain Sedge Wet Dwarf-shrubland

Colloquial Name: No Data Available

Hierarchy Level:  Association

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Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: 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: No Data Available

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  CA?, ID, MT, OR




Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available

Grank: G3G4

Greasons: No Data Available


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Concept Author(s): Western Ecology Group

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