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Salix planifolia Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix planifolia Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This riparian shrubland alliance is found in the mountains of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. These communities occur in wide, glaciated valleys on snowmelt-fed swales, as well as in narrow valleys with sinuous streams and wet floodplains associated with beaver ponds. Snowmelt is the primary source of moisture during the growing season. Soils range from silty loams to loamy sands derived from glacial till. Mottling is often evident. Some stands occur on well-drained, mineral soils with well-oxygenated water and no mottled or gleyed layers. Salix planifolia forms a dense shrub layer with up to 90% cover. A few other willow species are also present, including Salix brachycarpa, Salix monticola, and Salix wolfii. Calamagrostis canadensis and Deschampsia caespitosa dominate the dense and sometimes rich graminoid layer with up to 70% cover. Several Carex species are also present, including Carex aquatilis, Carex utriculata, and Carex scopulorum. The forb layer can be diverse, but generally has less than 50% total cover. Forb species can include Caltha leptosepala, Cardamine cordifolia, Pedicularis groenlandica, and Mertensia ciliata. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20917.SALIXPLANIFOLIA
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 planifolia Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  Translated: Planeleaf Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126215 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.982