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Salix monticola / Carex aquatilis Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix monticola / Carex aquatilis Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This plant association is a tall (1.5-2.5 m, 5-8 feet), deciduous shrubland with a fairly open willow canopy and a thick carpet of grasses and sedges. It occurs in the southern Rocky Mountains on coarse-textured streambanks and floodplains of narrow, sinuous streams in narrow valleys, often forming a continuous canopy across the entire valley floor at elevations of 2100-2900 m (7000-9400 feet). Salix monticola, with 27-88% cover, has the highest abundance, though other willow species may have a higher combined canopy cover. Other shrubs (with percent cover) include Salix bebbiana (7-17%), Salix drummondiana (1-40%), Cornus sericea (70%), and Lonicera involucrata. The undergrowth is dominated by patches of Carex aquatilis (10-50%), though Carex utriculata and Calamagrostis canadensis are often present. Dominance of Carex aquatilis (numerically or in constancy) distinguishes this plant association from Salix monticola / Carex utriculata Shrubland (CEGL002657) and Salix monticola / Calamagrostis canadensis Shrubland (CEGL001222). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23728.SALIXMONTICOLAC
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Apr-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Mountain Willow / Aquatic Sedge Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686722 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002656
  Scientific: Salix monticola / Carex aquatilis Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salix monticola / Carex aquatilis Shrubland