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Salix monticola Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix monticola Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This is a montane riparian shrubland alliance that occurs in the mountains along stream reaches in moderately wide to narrow valleys (20-120 m) with broad, swift-moving streams and active, flat (3-8%) floodplains. Elevations range between 2310 and 3350 m. Large stands occur between meanders and at the edges of beaver ponds. The ground surface is usually undulating, from past flooding or beaver activity. These shrublands occur right at stream's edge, and up to 15 m from the channel, usually >0.5 m above the channel elevation. Soils are predominantly heavy silty clays with occasional to abundant mottling evident. Some stands occur on coarse, well-drained alluvium. The tall-shrub layer is characterized by a tall, nearly closed canopy of Salix monticola (8-70%), typically with Salix geyeriana (40-50%) or Salix drummondiana (10%). Other shrubs present include Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (= Salix lasiandra), Betula nana (= Betula glandulosa), Salix planifolia, and Salix wolfii. The short-shrub layer is dominated by Cornus sericea and Lonicera involucrata. The forb layer is dense (up to 50%) and consists of Angelica ampla, Geum macrophyllum, Solidago canadensis, Senecio bigelovii, and Galium boreale. Calamagrostis canadensis comprises a dense graminoid layer of 40-50% cover. Carex utriculata and Carex aquatilis also contribute to the graminoid understory in several associations.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19417.SALIXMONTICOLAT 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: Mountain Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance   Scientific: Salix monticola Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126218 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.981