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Salix boothii - Salix eastwoodiae / Carex nigricans Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix boothii - Salix eastwoodiae / Carex nigricans Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This high-elevation riparian shrubland association is known from the Cascade Range in Oregon. Sites are on glacial outwash floodplains near alpine-subalpine lakes. Substrate is a rocky, sand-textured soil. The vegetation is characterized by a low-shrub layer (<1 m tall) that is codominated Salix boothii and Salix eastwoodiae with Phyllodoce empetriformis and Kalmia microphylla also present. The relatively sparse herbaceous layer is dominated by Carex nigricans. Other herbaceous species include Antennaria spp., Carex scopulorum, Eleocharis quinqueflora (= Eleocharis pauciflora), Juncus drummondii, Lupinus latifolius, Pedicularis groenlandica, and Triantha glutinosa (= Tofieldia glutinosa).  Accession Code: VB.CC.22856.SALIXBOOTHIISAL 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 boothii Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Booth's Willow - Sierran Willow / Black Alpine Sedge Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687171 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002607   Scientific: Salix boothii - Salix eastwoodiae / Carex nigricans Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Salix boothii - Salix eastwoodiae / Carex nigricans Shrubland