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Salix lutea Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix lutea Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: Communities within this cold-deciduous, temporarily flooded shrubland alliance occur on alluvial terraces adjacent to mountain rivers and streams. They occupy broad floodplains (0-6% slope), stream and river edges, ditches, seeps, and moist alluvial terraces. Elevations range from 1100-3600 m. Soils on the alluvial terraces are usually a deep silt or sand. These soils are saturated early in spring and often remain moist throughout the growing season. The tall-shrub canopy is continuous and dominated by Salix lutea with varying amounts of Salix exigua, Salix bebbiana, and Salix boothii. The short-shrub layer's cover is typically 25% or greater and consists of Ribes aureum, Ribes inerme, and Rosa woodsii. The graminoid layer ranges from sparse to dense canopy cover. Major herbaceous species include Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex utriculata, Calamagrostis stricta, and Carex microptera. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21899.SALIXLUTEATEMPO
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 lutea Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  Translated: Yellow Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125459 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.980