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Aquilegia micrantha - Mimulus eastwoodiae Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Aquilegia micrantha - Mimulus eastwoodiae Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: These wetland communities are scattered throughout the incised canyons of the Colorado Plateau, in Utah, northern Arizona and western Colorado. Occurrences are defined by cracks, crevices, alcoves and ledges in cliffs where groundwater emerges to create permanently moist seeps. Hanging gardens form exclusively in sedimentary rocks; the best developed examples occur in massive, bedded sandstones of eolian origin. Water chemistry is variable, ranging from potable to calcareous to saline. The structure of these communities ranges from a simple crack in a vertical cliff face supporting a narrow line of herbaceous vegetation to deep, shaded alcoves supporting different plant assemblages on the back wall and on the wet colluvial floor of the alcove. The dominant species within the seep are generally forbs and graminoids; however, mesophytic shrubs and trees sometimes form a margin sheltering the gardens. Vegetative components of hanging gardens are diverse and include a number of rare and endemic species. Characteristic species present in many hanging gardens include Adiantum capillus-veneris, Aquilegia micrantha, Mimulus eastwoodiae, Calamagrostis scopulorum, Cirsium spp., Epipactis gigantea, Platanthera zothecina (= Habenaria zothecina), Zigadenus vaginatus, Solidago velutina (= Solidago sparsiflora), and Dodecatheon pulchellum.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19498.AQUILEGIAMICRAN Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 25-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Aquilegia micrantha Saturated Hanging Garden Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Mancos Columbine - Eastwood Monkeyflower Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683823 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002729   Scientific: Aquilegia micrantha - Mimulus eastwoodiae Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Columbine - Eastwood Monkeyflower Hanging Garden (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Aquilegia micrantha - Mimulus eastwoodiae Herbaceous Vegetation