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A.972 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.972
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This widespread riparian shrubland alliance is found throughout the interior western U.S. between 1320-2800 m in elevation. Stands occur in valley bottoms, swales, streambanks, and occasionally terraces of stream channels in areas that have surface water present for only brief periods of time during the growing season, and are usually found within 1 m of the water table. Stands are also located adjacent to seeps on gently sloping toeslopes. The ground surface is often uneven and hummocky due to past flooding and beaver activity. The soils are variable and include highly stratified alluvium or fine-textured, highly organic soils. Shrublands within this alliance are dominated by ~Salix boothii$ with a canopy ranging from 20-80% cover. ~Salix geyeriana, Salix lemmonii$, or ~Salix drummondiana$ may codominate. Other shrubs present include ~Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda (= Pentaphylloides floribunda)$ and ~Betula nana (= Betula glandulosa)$. A mixture of forbs and graminoids growing on raised hummocks characterizes the moderately dense herbaceous layer. Common forb and graminoid species include ~Swertia perennis, Pedicularis groenlandica, Polygonum bistortoides, Heracleum maximum (= Heracleum lanatum), Achillea millefolium, Carex aquatilis, Carex utriculata$, and ~Calamagrostis canadensis$. Diagnostic of this riparian alliance is a ~Salix boothii$-dominated or -codominated tall shrubland that is flooded for brief periods during the growing season and has a shallow water table. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2599.A972
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.B.2.N.d
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: SALIX BOOTHII TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.972
  Common: Booth's Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salix boothii Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance