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A.979 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.979
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This riparian shrubland alliance is found along streams, from near sea level to moderate elevations (0-3050 m). These communities typically occur immediately adjacent to small streams and rivers and are occasionally associated with abandoned beaver ponds and sloughs. Landforms diagnostic of these types include overflow channels of large rivers, alluvial deposits (point bars) of sands and gravels and sloughs. Soils are typically coarse-textured but remain moist with water tables above 1 m throughout the growing season. The dominant species is ~Salix lucida$. At lower elevations, ~Salix lucida$ grows into medium-sized trees overtopping all other willows. However, at higher elevations, it tends to have a more shrubby growth form. It dominates a dense canopy, although ~Salix exigua$ and ~Salix lutea$ share dominance in some stands. Additional species in the shrub layer include ~Cornus sericea, Lonicera involucrata, Rosa woodsii, Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (= Alnus tenuifolia$), and ~Ribes aureum$. The herbaceous layer consists of ~Mentha arvensis, Phalaris arundinacea$, and ~Poa palustris$. Forb cover was sparse and light in many of the stands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2606.A979
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 LUCIDA TEMPORARILY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.979
  Common: Whiplash Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Salix lucida Temporarily Flooded Shrubland Alliance