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CEGL001172 Ribes lacustre / Mertensia ciliata Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Prickly Currant / Tall Fringed Bluebells Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This putative vegetation type has been described from the western side of the Bighorn Mountains of north-central Wyoming, where it is found along stream channels (often dry) and around springs, in limestone canyons. The vegetation usually consists of patches of shrubs, up to 1 m tall, scattered in a dense herbaceous undergrowth. Composition of the vegetation varies from stand to stand, but Ribes lacustre dominates or codominates a medium-height shrub layer that often includes Ribes oxyacanthoides, Rosa woodsii, and Rubus idaeus. Mertensia ciliata contributes as much cover to the undergrowth as does any other species, and Poa pratensis, Achillea millefolium, Actaea rubra, Taraxacum spp., and Fragaria virginiana often are present and may contribute substantial cover. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca forms an open tree overstory in some stands, and Acer glabrum, Cornus sericea, or Salix bebbiana may form a sparse tall-shrub layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This putative association is based on descriptions and limited plot data from only three streams on the western side of Wyoming''s Bighorn Mountains. This information was collected in a survey of a limited area, not as part of a comprehensive survey of likely habitat. Therefore, it should be treated with caution. More information on this vegetation is needed before it can be recognized as a valid association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation usually consists of patches of shrubs, up to 1 m tall, scattered in a dense herbaceous undergrowth. Composition of the vegetation varies from stand to stand, but Ribes lacustre dominates or codominates a medium-height shrub layer that often includes Ribes oxyacanthoides, Rosa woodsii, and Rubus idaeus. Mertensia ciliata contributes as much cover to the undergrowth as does any other species, and Poa pratensis, Achillea millefolium, Actaea rubra, Taraxacum spp., and Fragaria virginiana often are present and may contribute substantial cover. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca forms an open tree overstory in some stands, and Acer glabrum, Cornus sericea, or Salix bebbiana may form a sparse tall-shrub layer.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found along stream channels (often dry) and around springs, in limestone canyons.
Geographic Range: To date, this putative association has been described only from the central portion of the western side of Wyoming''s Bighorn Mountains. It has been named from stands on the western side of the Bighorn Mountains of north-central Wyoming (Marriott and Jones 1989). The type of habitat in which it occurs, i.e., in foothill canyons, on intermittent streams with beds of limestone cobbles and boulders, apparently also occurs in other mountain ranges in the central Rocky Mountains, and the association may be widespread.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: WY
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2Q
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 | CEGL001172 Prickly Currant / Tall Fringed Bluebells Wet Shrubland | CEGL001172 | 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: = Prickly Current / Mountain Bluebells Community (Marriott and Jones 1989)
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Marriott, H. J., and G. P. Jones. 1989. Special status plant surveys and plant community surveys in the Trapper Creek and Medicine Lodge Wilderness Study Areas and the Spanish Point Karst ACEC. Report submitted to the Bureau of Land Management, Worland District Office, under Cooperative Agreement Task Order No. WY910-CA9-001TQE1. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Laramie. 42 pp. plus appendices.
- WNDD [Wyoming Natural Diversity Database]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.