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CEGL001151 Alnus incana / Ribes (inerme, hudsonianum, lacustre) Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Gray Alder / (White-stem Gooseberry, Northern Black Currant, Prickly Currant) Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is known from western Wyoming to eastern Oregon at moderate to high elevations of 1160-2045 m (3800-6700 feet). The community occupies narrow V-shaped valleys as stringers along moderate- to high-gradient perennial streams. Stands are flooded in the spring, and water tables drop to 50 cm below the surface through the growing season. Alnus incana, Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, or Cornus sericea create a dense overstory that may form a canopy over stream channels. The lower shrub stratum is mostly dominated by Ribes hudsonianum, though Ribes inerme and Ribes lacustre may also be present. Herbaceous cover is variable.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is defined as a PNV vegetation type. This plant association was originally described by Youngblood et al. (1985a) in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. It includes Crowe and Clausnitzer''s (1997) Alnus incana - Ribes spp. - Mesic graminoid types.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Alnus incana, Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (= Alnus sinuata), or Cornus sericea create a dense overstory that may form a canopy over stream channels. The lower shrub stratum is mostly dominated by Ribes hudsonianum, though Ribes inerme and Ribes lacustre may also be present. Herbaceous cover is variable.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is known from western Wyoming to eastern Oregon at moderate to high elevations of 1160-2045 m (3800-6700 feet). The community occupies narrow V-shaped valleys as stringers along moderate- to high-gradient perennial streams. Stands are flooded in the spring, and water tables drop to 50 cm below the surface through the growing season.
Geographic Range: Known range extends from western Wyoming to eastern Oregon.
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: BC?, ID, OR, WA, WY?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689663
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | A3771 Gray Alder - Green Alder Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3771 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL001151 Gray Alder / (White-stem Gooseberry, Northern Black Currant, Prickly Currant) Wet Shrubland | CEGL001151 | 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: = Alnus incana - Ribes lacustre - Ribes hudsonianum Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Alnus incana - Ribes spp. / Mesic Forb (Crowe and Clausnitzer 1997) [(p.136)]
= Alnus incana - Ribes spp. / Mesic Forb (Crowe and Clausnitzer 1997) [(p.136)]
- 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.
- Crowe, E. A., B. L. Kovalchik, and M. J. Kerr. 2004. Riparian and wetland vegetation of central and eastern Oregon. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University, Portland. 473 pp. [http://oregonstate.edu/ornhic/ publications.html]
- Crowe, E. A., and R. R. Clausnitzer. 1997. Mid-montane wetland plant associations of the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman national forests. Technical Paper R6-NR-ECOL-TP-22-97. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR.
- IDCDC [Idaho Conservation Data Center]. 2005. Wetland and riparian plant associations in Idaho. Idaho Conservation Data Center, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise. [http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/tech/CDC/ecology/wetland_riparian_assoc.cfm] (accessed 14 June 2005).
- Jones, G. 1992b. Wyoming plant community classification (Draft). Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Laramie, WY. 183 pp.
- Kagan, J. S., J. A. Christy, M. P. Murray, and J. A. Titus. 2004. Classification of native vegetation of Oregon. January 2004. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Portland. 52 pp.
- WNDD [Wyoming Natural Diversity Database]. No date. Unpublished data on file. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.
- Youngblood, A. P., W. G. Padgett, and A. H. Winward. 1985a. Riparian community type classification of eastern Idaho-western Wyoming. R4-Ecol-85-01. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, UT. 78 pp.