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Salix candida Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix candida Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Communities within this uncommon alliance occur in cold bogs, fens, or wet meadows, often where alkaline or marl soils are present. Stands are restricted to anchored organic mats along pond and lake margins. They range in elevation from 1475-2805 m. Soils are characterized by organic horizons greater than 1 m. Water tables normally remain at or near the soil surface throughout the growing season. Communities within this alliance are defined as seasonally flooded cold-deciduous shrublands. They are dominated by Salix candida, a short shrub that can reach heights of 3 m, but usually is less than 1 m. The short-shrub layer is characterized by scattered clumps of Salix candida over a dense (25-60%) stand of Carex utriculata, Carex simulata, Schoenoplectus acutus (= Scirpus acutus), and Carex aquatilis. The forb layer is sparse and consists of Triglochin maritima, Menyanthes trifoliata, and Polygonum amphibium. Adjacent upslope communities are typically Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda) with Deschampsia caespitosa. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18597.SALIXCANDIDASEA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Translated: Hoary Willow Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  Scientific: Salix candida Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125957 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1002