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Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is a short (less than 1 m tall) willow shrub fen infrequently occurring in the subalpine and alpine zones between 793-1710 m (2600-5600 feet) in the southern Thompson-Okanogan Plateau, Canadian Rockies, and northernmost East Cascades. This community is associated with very low-gradient streams, in very broad, very low-gradient valleys, typically on sedge-peat soil. The diagnostic shrub species, Salix farriae or Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia (= var. monica), are dominant and may appear with other short willows, including Salix hookeriana (= Salix piperi). Some stands may have a mix of the diagnostic Salix species, while others may have only one or the other. Sedges, either Carex utriculata or Carex aquatilis var. dives, have moderate cover, exceeding 10% and dominate the herbaceous layer often with Calamagrostis canadensis or Comarum palustre.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26926.SALIXFARRIAEPLA 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 planifolia Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: (Farr's Willow, Planeleaf Willow) / Beaked Sedge Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688758 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Shrubland   Code: CEGL001228 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Shrubland