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Mertensia ciliata Herbaceous Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Mertensia ciliata Herbaceous Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This minor alliance occurs in valleys in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and Idaho, western Wyoming and the Centennial Mountains of northeastern Idaho and possibly Montana. Elevation ranges from 2400-2720 m. Stands occur along small streams, benches near seeps, and on moist toeslopes in narrow valley bottoms. Sites are flats, or gentle to very steep toeslopes. The water table ranges up to depths of 20 cm. Soils are moderately deep to deep, well-drained loams with a thick mollic horizon. Soils are developed from colluvium and more recently alluvium. Stands have a dense and lush tall herbaceous layer about 1 m tall that is dominated by the perennial forb Mertensia ciliata. Associated species include Rudbeckia occidentalis, Heracleum maximum, Geranium richardsonii, Senecio triangularis, Hymenoxys hoopesii (= Helenium hoopesii), Saxifraga odontoloma, and the graminoids Carex microptera and Poa palustris (exotic). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19271.MERTENSIACILIAT
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: Mertensia ciliata Herbaceous Alliance
  Translated: Mountain Bluebells Herbaceous Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124995 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1606