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Salix wolfii Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix wolfii Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Communities within this cold-deciduous shrubland alliance occur in wide mountain valleys. Elevation ranges from 1950-3000 m. Stands occur along first- or second-order streams on well-drained slopes and on hummocks on the valley floor. The water table is usually within the top meter of soil, and groundwater slowly seeps to the surface. Stream channels are narrow, relatively deep and sinuous. Soils may be saturated in the spring and early summer, but dry somewhat during the summer as the water table drops. Soil textures often have a high organic content. Salix wolfii dominates the short-shrub layer with 20-100% cover. Other shrub species present include 0-80% cover of Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda), Salix planifolia, Salix boothii, Salix geyeriana, and Salix brachycarpa. Graminoid species are diverse, yet generally have a low cover. Graminoid species include 0-40% cover of Deschampsia caespitosa and Poa palustris and 0-10% cover each of Calamagrostis canadensis and various Carex species. Forb cover is variable with no single dominant species. Forb species include Mertensia ciliata, Senecio triangularis, Ligusticum porteri, Fragaria virginiana, Cardamine cordifolia, Geum macrophyllum, and Heracleum maximum (= Heracleum lanatum).  Accession Code: VB.CC.18993.SALIXWOLFIITEMP 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:   Scientific: Salix wolfii Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Wolf Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124771 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.983