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CEGL005363 Salix eriocephala / Mesic Graminoids Wet Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Missouri River Willow / Mesic Graminoids Wet Shrubland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This willow shrubland association is currently only known from Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This tall shrubland occurs on a valley bottom. The site is flat and occurs at 2207 m in elevation. The ground surface has sparse cover of litter and downed wood. Cryptogram cover is high and includes species of moss. Soils are well-drained silty clays that are derived from new alluvium. Total vegetation cover is dense (97% cover) and is characterized by Salix eriocephala (2-5 m tall) and the graminoids Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis and Carex utriculata. The tall shrub Betula occidentalis provides low cover and attains heights of 5-10 m. Other shrub species provide sparse cover and include Cornus sericea and Rosa woodsii. The remaining herbaceous layer includes the non-native rhizomatous grass Poa pratensis and the forb Maianthemum stellatum. Betula occidentalis saplings provide sparse cover.
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: Total vegetation cover is dense (97% cover) and is characterized by Salix eriocephala (2-5 m tall) and the graminoids Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (= Juncus balticus) and Carex utriculata. The tall shrub Betula occidentalis provides low cover and attains heights of 5-10 m. Other shrub species provide sparse cover and include Cornus sericea and Rosa woodsii. The remaining herbaceous layer includes the non-native rhizomatous grass Poa pratensis and the forb Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata). Betula occidentalis saplings provide sparse cover.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This tall shrubland occurs on a valley bottom. The site is flat and occurs at 2207 m in elevation. The ground surface has sparse cover of litter and downed wood. Cryptogram cover is high and includes species of moss. Soils are well-drained silty clays that are derived from new alluvium.
Geographic Range: This shrubland association is currently only known from Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Additional range information will be added as it becomes available.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: UT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.815422
Confidence Level: Low
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.d Willow species - Alder species - Water Birch Riparian & Seep Shrubland Group | G527 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Alliance | A3769 Booth''s Willow - Geyer''s Willow - Yellow Willow Montane Wet Shrubland Alliance | A3769 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
| Association | CEGL005363 Missouri River Willow / Mesic Graminoids Wet Shrubland | CEGL005363 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.d |
Concept Lineage: Upgraded to Standard during screening.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix eriocephala / Mesic Graminoids Shrubland [Provisional] (Tendick et al. 2011b)
- Tendick, A., G. Kittel, J. Von Loh, P. Williams, D. Cogan, J. Coles, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2011b. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Bryce Canyon National Park. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2011/442. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.