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Salix lutea Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix lutea Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Communities within this cold-deciduous, seasonally 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. Stands are associated with beaver ponds or lakes. Elevations range from 1100-3600 m. The soils are typically peaty Histosols. Soils texture ranges from sandy clay loam to silt. 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 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. Adjacent upland communities include Pinus contorta and Populus tremuloides.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21905.SALIXLUTEASEASO 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 Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Yellow Willow Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125101 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1007