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Betula nana / Mesic Forbs - Mesic Graminoids Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Betula nana / Mesic Forbs - Mesic Graminoids Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Most stands of this association occur in subalpine meadows and willow communities. It grows in areas where soils are saturated from snowmelt runoff for a significant part of the growing season, often on fens or bogs, where the vegetation receives water from seeps and springs. Elevational range is 2600-3000 m (8500-10,000 feet). Betula nana dominates the canopy with 20-80% cover. Due to their small size, Betula nana patches often intergrade with surrounding communities. Other shrubs present include 0-20% cover each of Salix planifolia, Salix monticola, Salix wolfii, and Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda) and 0-10% cover each of Salix brachycarpa and Lonicera involucrata. The herbaceous undergrowth grows on small hummocks and is usually dominated by a dense mixture of mesic forbs and mesic graminoids. Mesic graminoids include 0-30% cover of Calamagrostis canadensis, 0-10% cover each of Carex aquatilis, Carex utriculata, and Deschampsia caespitosa, and 0-5% cover of Carex norvegica. Forb species include 0-10% cover each of Chamerion angustifolium (= Epilobium angustifolium), Caltha leptosepala, Ligusticum filicinum, Angelica pinnata, Mertensia ciliata, and Thalictrum alpinum, and 0-5% cover of Conioselinum scopulorum.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17998.BETULANANAMESIC Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 09-Apr-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Betula nana Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Swamp Birch / Mesic Forbs - Mesic Graminoids Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683413 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Betula nana / Mesic Forbs - Mesic Graminoids Shrubland   Code: CEGL002653 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Betula glandulosa / Mesic Forbs - Mesic Graminoids Shrubland