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Salix lutea / Rosa woodsii Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix lutea / Rosa woodsii Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: The association is found in dry regions of southeastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho, and Nevada at elevations ranging from 976 to 2440 m (3200-8000 feet). This association usually occurs in moderate width, V-shaped valleys on terraces and bars with sandy and silty soils that are up to 1 m above the adjacent channel's average high water line. Stream channels are mostly narrow, classified as Rosgen B2, B3, or B4, with low to moderate gradients (up to 5%). The water table is usually deep during late summer and near the surface at high water in the spring when flooding of terraces sometimes occurs. Mature, sometimes dense, Salix lutea (up to 5 m tall) clearly dominates this association, and the understory is usually dry and open. Rosa woodsii is prominent in the understory; both it and/or Ribes spp. (especially Ribes aureum, but also Ribes inerme) usually have greater than 20% cover. Herbaceous cover is variable and no species has consistently high cover; more than half of the ground is unvegetated and covered with a layer of leaf litter. Poa pratensis is the most common understory species. On periodically flooded stream bars, this association might be naturally disturbance-induced. Within Salix lutea stands, heavy livestock grazing can promote Rosa woodsii and Ribes aureum.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25102.SALIXLUTEAROSAW 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 lutea Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Yellow Willow / Woods' Rose Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687832 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002624   Scientific: Salix lutea / Rosa woodsii Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Salix lutea / Rosa woodsii Shrubland