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Salix cascadensis Dwarf-shrubland Alliance | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix cascadensis Dwarf-shrubland Alliance Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: Plant associations within the Salix cascadensis Dwarf-shrubland Alliance (A.1118) occur in alpine areas. Landforms supporting these associations are alpine meadows and talus slopes of all aspects ranging from 1900-3630 m in elevation. The soils are dry due to rocky content and subsequent good drainage. Plant associations that occur within this alpine alliance are classified as cold-deciduous, dwarf-shrubland dominated by Salix cascadensis. Salix cascadensis is a mat-forming plant (<0.5 m) that forms a closed canopy with few forbs and graminoids. The forb layer includes Erigeron aureus and Minuartia obtusiloba (= Arenaria obtusiloba) in the North Cascades. The prominent graminoids are Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla (= Festuca ovina var. brevifolia) and Carex phaeocephala. Information on adjacent vegetation was not available.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22135.SALIXCASCADENSI 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 cascadensis Dwarf-shrubland Alliance   Translated: Cascade Willow Dwarf-shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124772 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.1118