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Salix drummondiana / Carex utriculata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix drummondiana / Carex utriculata Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This is a broadly distributed association ranging from eastern Washington west into Montana. In Montana it has an elevational range spanning over 1525 m (5000 feet) from 700-2380 m (2300-7800 feet). Its primary habitat is adjacent to beaver ponds, mountain rivers and streams, alluvial terraces and marshes as well as seeps and springs. In southern Montana the Salix drummondiana-dominated types occupy higher elevation sites with Salix geyeriana- and Salix boothii-dominated types tending to occur at intermediate elevations, though this is not necessarily the distribution pattern in other areas. Salix drummondiana is 100% constant, its cover averaging over 50%, and no other shrubs are even 50% constant or have more than 30% cover. At least in a major part of its range 10% canopy cover of any one of five Carex spp. (Carex utriculata, Carex vesicaria, Carex atherodes, Carex aquatilis, Carex lenticularis) or any combination of these five is diagnostic for the type; in the most general case Carex utriculata must dominate the herbaceous component. Modal stands tend to have Carex utriculata dominant or codominant with Carex aquatilis. A whole host of introduced graminoids proliferate with grazing disturbance. The forb component is generally insignificant, only occasionally comprising more than 10% cover. Canadanthus modestus (= Aster modestus), Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum (= Aster occidentalis), Geum macrophyllum, Epilobium ciliatum, Comarum palustre (= Potentilla palustris), and Mentha arvensis are the forbs having both the highest constancy and coverage values.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22718.SALIXDRUMMONDIA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Salix drummondiana Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Drummond's Willow / Beaked Sedge Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686566 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Salix drummondiana / Carex utriculata Shrubland   Code: CEGL002631 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Salix drummondiana / Carex utriculata Shrubland