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CEGL001958 Cardamine cordifolia - Caltha leptosepala Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Heartleaf Bittercress - White Marsh-marigold Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This high-elevation wet meadow association is found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. This description is based on information from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is known from a high cirque floor at 3536 m elevation. Slopes are moderately steep and northwest-facing. The site is seasonally flooded with poorly drained silt loam soils. Ground cover is dominated by bare soil (50%) and litter and duff (30%). Herbaceous vegetation cover ranges from 75-85% with 55-65% forb cover and 15-25% graminoid cover. Dominant species include Caltha leptosepala (30%) and Cardamine cordifolia (30%). Other commonly occurring species with 10% cover each include Carex scopulorum, Polygonum bistortoides, and Juncus drummondii.
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 high-elevation wet meadow association is found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689578
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.c White Marsh-marigold - Black Alpine Sedge - Alpine Laurel Subalpine-Alpine Snowbed, Wet Meadow & Dwarf-shrubland Group | G520 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.c |
| Alliance | A1698 White Marsh-marigold - Red-pod Stonecrop Wet Meadow Alliance | A1698 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.c |
| Association | CEGL001958 Heartleaf Bittercress - White Marsh-marigold Wet Meadow | CEGL001958 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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