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CEGL005825 Argentina anserina Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Silverweed Cinquefoil Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a very tentatively classified forb community documented in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. This association is known from the edge of isolated wetlands and mudflats. It occurs primarily on disturbed ground and was sampled at the edge of a poorly drained livestock pasture at 1290 m (4200 feet) elevation. Slopes are gentle. Ground cover is generally 99% bare ground. This association is dominated by forbs, with 10-30% total herbaceous cover. Dominant forb species are Argentina anserina, Veronica peregrina, Potentilla rivalis, Monolepis nuttalliana), and Oxytropis deflexa. Graminoids present include Panicum capillare, Juncus bufonius, and Poa secunda.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is dominated by forbs, with 10-30% total herbaceous cover. Dominant forb species are Argentina anserina (25%), Veronica peregrina (<1%), Potentilla rivalis (1%), Monolepis nuttalliana (<1%), and Oxytropis deflexa (<1%). Graminoids present include Panicum capillare (<1%), Juncus bufonius (<1%), and Poa secunda (<1%).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is known from the edge of isolated wetlands and mudflats. It occurs primarily on disturbed ground and was sampled at the edge of a poorly drained livestock pasture at 1290 m (4200 feet) elevation. Slopes are gentle. Ground cover is generally 99% bare ground.
Geographic Range: This association is documented from Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It is reported by ecologists to be a relatively common, but very patchily distributed, vegetation type throughout Montana, although it remains undocumented by any quantitative samples other than those from Waterton Lakes National Park.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: AB, MT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.732623
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A2642 Silverweed Cinquefoil Wet Meadow Alliance | A2642 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL005825 Silverweed Cinquefoil Wet Meadow | CEGL005825 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Argentina anserina Herbaceous Vegetation [Provisional] (Hop et al. 2007)
- Hop, K., M. Reid, J. Dieck, S. Lubinski, and S. Cooper. 2007. U.S. Geological Survey-National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Program: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI. 131 pp. plus Appendices A-L.
- Reid, M. S., S. V. Cooper, and G. Kittel. 2004. Vegetation classification of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Final report for USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, International Peace Park Mapping Project. NatureServe, Arlington VA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.