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Salix bebbiana Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix bebbiana Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance occurs along rivers and streams in the western Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. This alliance is a briefly flooded, scrub-shrub wetland on slightly to moderately alkaline soils, usually near low-gradient streams. The water table is well below the soil surface for over half the growing season. However, there are periods of several days to a few weeks when water is at the surface. These communities are typically dominated by a dense growth of shrubs 0.5-3 m tall. Multiple-stemmed trees and/or shrubs 0.5-5 m tall have 30-100% cover; single-stemmed trees have less than 30% cover. The most abundant species in the shrub layer are Salix bebbiana, Salix scouleriana, and Salix lucida ssp. caudata (= Salix fendleriana). Other species found in this stratum include Betula occidentalis, Cornus sericea, Salix exigua, Salix fluviatilis, and Prunus virginiana. The herbaceous layer often contains Scirpus spp., Carex spp., Triglochin palustris, Calamagrostis canadensis, and Equisetum spp. along the wetter margins of the alliance. In the drier areas Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta (= Gentiana strictiflora), Prunella vulgaris, Pyrola asarifolia, Ranunculus macounii, Sanicula marilandica, Viola canadensis, Vicia americana, and Zizia aptera (= Zizia cordata) are frequently present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21931.SALIXBEBBIANATE 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 bebbiana Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Bebb's Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126608 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.971