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Chamerion angustifolium Rocky Mountain Herbaceous Vegetation | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Chamerion angustifolium Rocky Mountain Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This tentative, early successional association is known from one stand in Glacier National Park, Montana, east of the Continental Divide. The stand occurs on a gentle mountain valley of glacial-fluvial deposits, with an elevation of 1837 m (6023 feet). The soil is moderately well-drained clay loam with a large amount of silt and clay. The ground surface is mostly covered with litter and duff. This lush herbaceous community (80% total cover) consists of a high diversity of forbs and a few graminoids. There are a few short shrubs, <i>Ribes inerme, Salix farriae</i>, and <i>Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda</i>, found within this stand, with a combined cover of less than 5%. The herbaceous layer is dominated by <i>Chamerion angustifolium</i>, which has an average cover of 50%. <i>Fragaria virginiana</i> is the second most abundant forb with 30% average cover. Other common forbs include <i>Achillea millefolium, Geum macrophyllum, Potentilla gracilis, Thalictrum occidentale</i>, and <i>Senecio integerrimus</i>. Graminoids present include <i>Elymus trachycaulus, Juncus balticus</i>, and <i>Carex preslii</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32151.CEGL005856
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.2.732589 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Rocky Mountain Fireweed Meadow
  Translated: Fireweed Rocky Mountain Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Chamerion angustifolium Rocky Mountain Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL005856