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Salix eriocephala / Mesic Graminoids Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix eriocephala / Mesic Graminoids Shrubland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This willow shrubland association is currently only known from Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, and the following description is based on occurrences there. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This tall shrubland occurs on a valley bottom. The site is flat and occurs at 2207 m in elevation. The ground surface has sparse cover of litter and downed wood. Cryptogram cover is high and includes species of moss. Soils are well-drained silty clays that are derived from new alluvium. Total vegetation cover is dense (97% cover) and is characterized by <i>Salix eriocephala</i> (2-5 m tall) and the graminoids <i>Juncus balticus</i> and <i>Carex utriculata</i>. The tall shrub <i>Betula occidentalis</i> provides low cover and attains heights of 5-10 m. Other shrub species provide sparse cover and include <i>Cornus sericea</i> and <i>Rosa woodsii</i>. The remaining herbaceous layer includes the non-native rhizomatous grass <i>Poa pratensis</i> and the forb <i>Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata)</i>. <i>Betula occidentalis</i> saplings provide sparse cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31839.CEGL005363
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.815422 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Missouri River Willow / Mesic Graminoids Shrubland
  Code: CEGL005363
  Scientific: Salix eriocephala / Mesic Graminoids Shrubland