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Salix planifolia / Carex utriculata Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix planifolia / Carex utriculata Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is a low-statured willow shrubland known from high mountain valleys on saturated, usually organic soils from central Utah and western Colorado north to southwestern Montana. Elevation ranges from 1750 to 2690 m (5740-8830 feet) in Montana and Wyoming and from 2710 to 3350 m (8900-11,000 feet) in Colorado and Utah. The shrub canopy is dominated by <i>Salix planifolia</i> with 30-98% cover. Other willows can be present to codominant and include <i>Salix geyeriana, Salix wolfii, Salix monticola, Salix boothii</i>, and <i>Salix commutata</i>. The herbaceous undergrowth is usually dense with graminoids, often low in species diversity. <i>Carex utriculata</i> (erroneously reported as <i>Carex rostrata</i> in several references) is the most abundant and characteristic sedge in the understory with 10-80% cover. Other graminoids that may be present include <i>Carex aquatilis, Calamagrostis canadensis, Juncus balticus, Juncus ensifolius, Equisetum arvense, Luzula parviflora, Phleum alpinum</i>, and <i>Poa pratensis</i>. Forbs are generally much less abundant than graminoids and include a wide variety of species, none being characteristic of the plant association but indicative of high montane to subalpine wetland habitats. Typical forbs include <i>Arnica mollis, Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala, Conioselinum scopulorum, Epilobium</i> spp., and <i>Mertensia ciliata</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.32127.CEGL005937 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.2.735330 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Diamondleaf Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Shrubland   Scientific: Salix planifolia / Carex utriculata Shrubland   Code: CEGL005937