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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, <i>Salix farriae</i> or <i>Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia (= var. monica)</i>, are dominant and may appear with other short willows, including <i>Salix hookeriana (= Salix piperi)</i>. Some stands may have a mix of the diagnostic <i>Salix</i> species, while others may have only one or the other. Sedges, either <i>Carex utriculata</i> or <i>Carex aquatilis var. dives</i>, have moderate cover, exceeding 10% and dominate the herbaceous layer often with <i>Calamagrostis canadensis</i> or <i>Comarum palustre</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.32432.CEGL001228
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]
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  Translated: (Farr's Willow, Diamondleaf Willow) / Northwest Territory Sedge Shrubland
  Scientific: Salix (farriae, planifolia) / Carex utriculata Shrubland
  Code: CEGL001228